Meaning & History. Derived from Latin leo meaning lion, a cognate of LEON. It was popular among early Christians and was the name of 13 popes, including Saint Leo the Great who asserted the dominance of the Roman bishops (the popes) over all others in the 5th century. It was also borne by six Byzantine emperors and five Armenian kings.
Yeast is a good example of an organism that undergoes alcoholic fermentation. The same process that goes on in the mitochondria during lactic acid fermentation also happens in alcoholic fermentation. The only difference is that the byproduct of alcoholic fermentation is ethyl alcohol.
Obligate anaerobes may use fermentation or anaerobic respiration. Aerotolerant organisms are strictly fermentative. In the presence of oxygen, facultative anaerobes use aerobic respiration; without oxygen, some of them ferment; some use anaerobic respiration.or practical purposes, there are three categories of anaerobe: 1  Obligate anaerobes, which are harmed by the presence of oxygen. 2  Aerotolerant organisms, which cannot use oxygen for growth, but tolerate its presence. 3  Facultative anaerobes, which can grow without oxygen but use oxygen if it is present.