phototrophic bacteria

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Noun

phototrophic bacteria - green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbonphototropic bacteriaeubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagellapurple bacteria - free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll

phototrophic bacteria

[¦fōd·ə¦träf·ik bak′tir·ē·ə] (microbiology) Primarily aquatic bacteria comprising two principal groups: purple bacteria and green sulfur bacteria; all contain bacteriochlorophylls.

phototrophic bacteria

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Synonyms for phototrophic bacteria

noun green and purple bacteria

Synonyms

phototropic bacteria

Related Words

eubacteria
eubacterium
true bacteria
purple bacteria

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