- chemo-organotrophic
- che·mo-or·ga·no·tro·phic (ke″mo-or″gə-no-troґfik) heterotrophic; requiring preformed organic compounds as a source of carbon and oxidizing organic compounds as a source of energy; said of bacteria.
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chemo-organotrophic
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