A bacterial isolate is subcultured to two blood agar plates, one of which is incubated in an anaerobic jar, and the other is incubated on a shelf in the incubator. After incubation, growth is observed on the plate from the anaerobic jar, but there is no growth on the plate incubated on the incubator shelf. Based on these results, how would this organism be categorized?
Multiple Choice
obligate aerobe
obligate anaerobe
facultative anaerobe
aerotolerant anaerobe
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obligate anaerobe
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