chemolithoautotroph
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chemolithoautotroph
(chē′mō-lĭth′ō-ô′tə-trŏf′, -trōf′, kĕm′ō-)n. A chemosynthetic organism that obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds and uses carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon for growth. Also called chemoautotroph, chemolithotroph.
che′mo·lith′o·au′to·troph′ic adj.
che′mo·lith′o·au·tot′ro·phy (-ô-tŏt′rə-fē) n.
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In contrast, the lake in Gale Crater could have supported a simple class of rock-eating microbes, known as
chemolithoautotrophs, which on Earth are commonly found in caves and hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor, Grotzinger said.
Such a lake would provide perfect conditions for simple microbial life such as
chemolithoautotrophs to thrive in.
To get to grips fully with the subject of bacterial oxidation, one needs to be familiar with terms such as obligate
chemolithoautotrophs and facultative autotrophs, coupled with a system which classifies bacteria as mesophiles, moderate thermophiles or extreme thermophiles.
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