Chemolithoautotrophic Bacteria |
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acceptor of electrons |
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| bacteria oxidizing hydrogen | Alcaligenes eutrophus | H2-oxidation |
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| bacteria oxidizing carbon monoxide | Pseudomonas carboxydovorans |
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| bacteria oxidizing ammonia | Nitrosomonas europaea |
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| bacteria oxidizing nitrite | Nitrobacter winogradskyi |
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| bacteria oxidizing sulfur | Thiobacillus thiooxidans | sulfur oxidation |
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| bacteria oxidizing iron | Thiobacillus ferrooxidans |
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| methanogenous bacteria | Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum |
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| acetogenous bacteria | Acetobacterium woodii |
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