NOUN | animal | phototrophic bacteria, phototropic bacteria | green and purple bacteria |
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Meaning | green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon. | |
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Synonym | phototropic bacteria | |
Narrower | purple bacteria | free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll |
Broader | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | A large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls |
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