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types of
lithoautotrophs are
distinguished by
their energy source;
photolithoautotrophs derive their energy from
light while chemolithoautotrophs (chemolithotrophs...
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called lithotrophs, and so, some
photoautotrophs are also
called photolithoautotrophs.
Examples of
phototroph organisms are
Rhodobacter capsulatus, Chromatium...
- example, in the
carbon cycle,
there are
certain bacteria classified as
photolithoautotrophs that
generate organic carbon from
atmospheric carbon dioxide. Certain...
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sulfur bacteria have gas
vacuoles that
allow for movement. They are
photolithoautotrophs, and use
light energy and
reduced sulfur compounds as the electron...
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Photolithoheterotroph Purple non-sulfur
bacteria Carbon dioxide -autotroph
Photolithoautotroph Some
bacteria (cyanobacteria), some
eukaryotes (eukaryotic algae...
- by
unicellular Gram-negative organisms. Most of the
species are
photolithoautotrophs and
conduct an
anoxygenic photosynthesis, but
there are also representatives...
- sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, iron-oxidizing bacteria, Knallgas-bacteria
photolithoautotrophs obtain energy from
light and
carbon from the
fixation of
carbon dioxide...
- donors: H2, H2S, S
Sulfur deposition:
Inside the cell
Metabolic type:
Photolithoautotroph Purple sulfur bacteria are
generally found in
illuminated anoxic...
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oxygen (O2) or
nitrate (NO3−).
Anaerobic sulfur oxidizers include photolithoautotrophs that
obtain their energy from sunlight,
hydrogen from sulfide, and...
- NADP+ to NADPH. It
grows under strictly anaerobic conditions as a
photolithoautotroph. They grow best at a pH of 7.0-7.3 at 25 C in
continuous light and...
