Heliobacterium
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heliobacterium is a noun meaning Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions.
Meaning
Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions.
Word Forms
- heliobacteria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heliophile, photobacterium, halophil, acidobacterium, photoferrotroph, haloalkaliphile.
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