purple sulfur bacteria

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purple sulfur bacteria [′pər·pəl ′səl·fər bak‚tir·ē·ə]

(microbiology)

Any of various anaerobic photosynthetic purple bacteria, especially in the family Thiorhodaceae, that utilize H₂S and other inorganic sulfur compounds as a source of hydrogen, while the carbon source can be carbon monoxide.

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