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单词 purple bacteria
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purple bacteria


plural noun

a group of Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria, comprising the purple sulfur bacteria and purple nonsulfur bacteria, that occur in anaerobic aquatic environments and carry out a unique form of photosynthesis without oxygen, using the pigment bacteriochlorophyll.

Origin of purple bacteria

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby purple bacteria

purlin plate, purloin, purpart, purparty, purple, purple bacteria, purple beech, purple emperor, purple finch, purple foxglove, purple-fringed orchid
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  • There are also other bacteria (sulphur-bacteria, purple-bacteria, etc.) that show various peculiarities of metabolism.

    The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
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