noun
green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon
• Syn: ↑phototropic bacteria
• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
• Hyponyms: ↑purple bacteria
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Bacteriol.
a group of bacteria, including the green bacteria and purple bacteria, whose energy for growth is derived from sunlight and whose carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.