heliobacterium

See also: Heliobacterium

English

Etymology

From helio- +‎ bacterium.

Noun

heliobacterium (plural heliobacteria)

  1. Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions

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