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Chemolithotrophic and phototrophic bacteria have in common the ability to grow in mineral media, deriving their cell carbon from CO2. The reducing power required for CO2 reduction is obtained from inorganic compounds and energy is provided either by light-dependent reactions or by oxidation of inorganic compounds with oxygen or nitrate (aerobic chemolithotrophs). The anaerobic chemolithotrophs (methanogenic, acetogenic and sulfidogenic bacteria) have been discussed in Chapter 8.
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Gottschalk, G. (1986). Chemolithotrophic and Phototrophic Metabolism. In: Bacterial Metabolism. Springer Series in Microbiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1072-6_9
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