1 Obligate aerobes: They have absolute requirement for oxygen in order to grow. 2  Psuedomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 3  Anaerobes: Usually can not grow in the presence of oxygen. 4  Obligate anaerobes: These bacteria grow only under condition of high reducing intensity and for which oxygen is toxic.
Wild yam is a plant. It contains a chemical, diosgenin, which can be made in the laboratory into various steroids, such as estrogen and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). The root and the bulb of the plant are used as a source of diosgenin, which is prepared as an âextract,â a liquid that contains concentrated diosgenin.
Wild yam, also known as colic root or Dioscorea villosa, is a tuberous vine that is native to both China and North America. Although each locale grows a different species of wild yam, both species contain diosgenin, the active ingredient in the plant.