chemoheterotroph


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chemoheterotroph

(ˌkiːməʊˈhɛtərəʊtrəʊf; ˌkɛm-)
n
(Biology) biology an organism that obtains its energy from the oxidation of organic compounds. Also called: chemo-organotroph
chemoheterotrophic adj
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Heterotrophic nitrification is performed by chemoheterotrophs [2, 7].
Pyruvic oxime nitrification and copper and nickel resistance by a Cupriavidus pauculus, an active heterotrophic nitrifier-denitrifier
nitrate reduction, F2 MV-W, nitrogen fixation in some species U F2 NS-W, L, Can be fish and human pathogens F2 MV-W, L, F2 NS-W, L, Some are capable of nitrate reduction F2 and bioremediation NS-W, L, Degradation of aromatic compounds, F2 bioremediation, nitrate reduction NS-W, L, Facultative anaerobes, can be F2 halotolerant MV-W, L, Chemoheterotrophs, alginolytic F2 activity, amylase and lipase activity, can produce bioactive compounds MV-W, L, Carbohydrate fermentation to produce F2 lactic acid MV-W, L, Cycling of organic and inorganic F2 compounds, nitrogen fixation, putative kahalalide F production (Hill et a/., 2007) NS-L.
16S rDNA-based metagenomic analysis of bacterial diversity associated with two populations of the Kleptoplastic sea slug Elysia chlorotica and its algal prey Vaucheria litorea

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