phototrophic bacteria

phototrophic bacteria
noun
green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon
Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
Hyponyms: ↑purple bacteria

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Bacteriol.
a group of bacteria, including the green bacteria and purple bacteria, whose energy for growth is derived from sunlight and whose carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon.

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