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chemosynthetic bacteria

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chemosynthetic bacteria  (km-sn-thtk)
Bacteria that make food by chemosynthesis. Nitrifying bacteria are a type of chemosynthetic bacteria, as are the bacteria that live around vents in the bottom of the ocean.
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The remarkable success of bathymodiolins in a variety of chemosynthetic environments (hydrothermal vents, cold-water hydrocarbon seeps, and wood- and whale-falls) probably results from their mixotrophic capabilities, which includes suspension feeding and the ability to adopt chemosynthetic bacteria that can use alternative energy sources (Page et al.
Absence of cospeciation between deep-sea mytilids and their ... by Won, Yong-Jin; Jones, William J.; Vrijenhoek, Robert C. / Journal of Shellfish Research
We had not anticipated the presence of these chemosynthetic bacteria in the tissues of Riftia pachyptila, clams, and mussels.
'Nothing could diminish the excitement of seeing the animals for the ... by Grassle, J. Frederick / Oceanus
The animals need to get close enough to the vents to feed on chemosynthetic bacteria, which derive nourishment from the energy-rich sulfur compounds in the water, but they run the risk of getting cooked in the hydrothermal fluids if they get too near.
The light at the bottom of the ocean; oceanographers struggle to ... by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
 
 
 
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