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Explain about Autotrophic nutrition in Bacteria.

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Bacteria synthesize their own food from inorganic sources (Carbon dioxide and hydrogen donor).
e.g. Nitrosomonas sp.
Autotrophic bacteria: are classified into two types based on their source of energy.
  • Phototrophs that use light as source of energy.
  • Chemotrophs that rely on chemical compounds for their energy

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