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phototrophic bacteria

DEFINITIONS OF: phototrophic bacteria

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n green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon

Synonyms:
phototropic bacteria
Types:
purple bacteria
free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll
Type of:
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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