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Chemotroph — A black smoker in the Atlantic Ocean providing energy and nutrients Chemotrophs are organisms that obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic (chemoorganotrophs) or inorganic… … Wikipedia
chemotroph — noun An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron donating molecules in the environment … Wiktionary
chemotroph — An organism that obtains its energy by the oxidation of inorganic or organic nutrients ( i.e., exogenous chemical sources). * * * che·mo·troph (keґmo trōf) a chemotrophic organism … Medical dictionary
chemotroph — che•mo•troph [[t]ˈki məˌtrɒf, ˌtroʊf, ˌkɛm ə [/t]] n. ecl mcr any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source • Etymology: 1970–75 che mo•troph′ic, adj … From formal English to slang
chemotroph — chemotrophic /kee meuh trof ik, troh fik, kem euh /, adj. /kee meuh trof , trawf , trohf , kem euh /, n. Bacteriol., Biol. any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source. [CHEMO + troph < Gk trophé… … Useful english dictionary
chemoautotroph — (= chemotroph) Chemotrophic autotroph. Organism in which energy is obtained from endogenous light independent reactions involving inorganic molecules … Dictionary of molecular biology
List of biochemistry topics — This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to biochemistry. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on .This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an… … Wikipedia
Decomposer — For the Matches album of the same name, see Decomposer (album). The fungi on this tree are decomposers Decomposers (or saprotrophs) are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of… … Wikipedia
Thermus aquaticus — Taxobox name = Thermus aquaticus image width = 300px Domain = Archaea regnum = Bacteria phylum = Deinococcus Thermus classis = Deinococci ordo = Thermales genus = Thermus species = T. aquaticus binomial = Thermus aquaticus binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
Methanogen — Methanopyrus kandleri Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in anoxic conditions. They are classified as archaea, a group quite distinct from bacteria. They are common in wetlands, where they are responsible … Wikipedia
