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phototrophic bacteria - green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

purple bacteria - free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll

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The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria. New York, USA: Springer; 2001.

Isolation and characterization of a new Methanoculleus bourgensis strain KOR-2 from the rumen of Holstein steers

Published in Frontiers in Energy Research, their study is the first to show that purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) -- which can store energy from light -- when supplied with an electric current can recover near to 100% of carbon from any type of organic waste, while generating hydrogen gas for electricity production.

Purple bacteria 'batteries' turn sewage into clean energy

Effective Microorganism (EM), generally in liquid form, contains a variety of lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, and phototrophic bacteria that can be applied as inoculants to increase the microbial diversity of soil ecosystem [12, 19-21].

Introducing Natural Farming in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Cultivation

Abreu, "Primary production in a subtropical stratified coastal lagoon-contribution of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria," Microbial Ecology, vol.

Bacterioplankton Activity in a Meso-eutrophic Subtropical Coastal Lagoon

Several appear to be phototrophic bacteria that produced energy from sunlight.

Oldest Fossils Ever Found Dated to 3.5 Billion Years Ago

For example, artificial lights placed inside caves encourage the development of phototrophic bacteria, causing changes in the microbiological communities in the cave ecosystem.

Cave Ecosystems: Microbiological View

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