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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an obligate" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in biological or ecological contexts to describe an organism that is dependent on a specific condition or resource for survival.
Example: "The obligate parasite cannot survive without its host."
Alternatives: "a strict" or "a necessary".
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An extreme case is that bacteria leading an obligate lifestyle has a reduced metabolome.
"It's an obligate relationship.
"It's an obligate migrant species – a proper migratory species," says Richard Fox of Butterfly Conservation.
This delightful organism is actually an obligate parasite and cannot photosynthesize on its own.
These processes are not an obligate stage of the cell's life cycle but rather an interruption.
perfringens is an obligate anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium, bacilli-shaped and endospore forming.
Methanosaeta within Methanosarcinales is an obligate aceticlastic methanogen (Rodríguez et al. 2015).
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa.
burnetii is an obligate intracellular microorganism which causes Q fever, an important zoonotic disease.
Coxiella burnetii, is an obligate intracellular bacterium which is present throughout the world.
Grazing facilitates foraging opportunities for brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater), an obligate brood parasite.
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