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che·mo·litho·tro·phic (ke″mo-lith″o-troґfik) chemoautotrophic; utilizing carbon dioxide as the sole source of carbon and deriving energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds.Medical dictionary. 2011.
chemolithotrophic — adjective Describing an organism that derives its energy from the oxidation of inorganic materials See Also: chemolithotroph … Wiktionary
chemolithotrophic autotrophs — Microorganisms that oxidize reduced inorganic compounds to derive both energy and electrons; CO2 is their carbon source. Also called chemolithoautotrophs … Dictionary of microbiology
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
Lithotroph — A lithotroph is an organism that uses an inorganic substrate (usually of mineral origin) to obtain reducing equivalents for use in biosynthesis (e.g., carbon dioxide fixation) or energy conservation via aerobic or anaerobic respiration.[1] Known… … Wikipedia
Thermithiobacillus tepidarius — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Thermithiobacillus tepidarius regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma Proteobacteria ordo = Acidithiobacillales familia = Thermithiobacillaceae genus = Thermithiobacillus species = T.tepidarius… … Wikipedia
Snowball Earth — The Snowball Earth hypothesis as it was originally proposedcite book author = Kirschvink, J.L. year = 1992 chapter = Late Proterozoic low latitude global glaciation: The snowball Earth title = The Proterozoic Biosphere: A Multidisciplinary Study… … Wikipedia
Thiomargarita namibiensis — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Thiomargarita namibiensis regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma Proteobacteria ordo = Thiotrichales familia = Thiotrichaceae genus = Thiomargarita species = T. namibiensis binomial =… … Wikipedia
Cold seep — Marine habitats Tube worms are among the dominant species in one of four cold seep community types in the Gulf of Mexico. Littoral zone … Wikipedia
Microbial metabolism — is the means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and reproduce. Microbes use many different types of metabolic strategies and species can often be differentiated from each other based on metabolic… … Wikipedia
Bacteria — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Bacteria fossil range = Archean or earlier Recent image width = 210px image caption = Escherichia coli image is 8 micrometres wide. domain = Bacteria subdivision ranks = Phyla [cite web… … Wikipedia
