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Bacteria Nutritional Types en

The document categorizes bacteria based on their nutritional requirements, including energy sources (phototrophs and chemotrophs) and carbon sources (autotrophs and heterotrophs). It provides a table summarizing different types of bacteria, their energy and carbon sources, along with examples. Additional classifications include nitrogen needs and oxygen requirements.

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Bacteria Nutritional Types en

The document categorizes bacteria based on their nutritional requirements, including energy sources (phototrophs and chemotrophs) and carbon sources (autotrophs and heterotrophs). It provides a table summarizing different types of bacteria, their energy and carbon sources, along with examples. Additional classifications include nitrogen needs and oxygen requirements.

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Nutritional Needs of Bacteria

Different Types of Bacteria Based on Nutritional Requirements

1. Based on energy source:

- Phototrophs: use light as an energy source.

- Chemotrophs: use chemical substances as an energy source.

2. Based on carbon source:

- Autotrophs: use carbon dioxide (CO?) as a carbon source.

- Heterotrophs: use organic compounds as a carbon source.

3. Combination of energy and carbon sources:

| Type of Bacteria | Energy Source | Carbon Source | Example

|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

| Photoautotroph | Light | CO? | Cyanobacteria |

| Photoheterotroph | Light | Organic compounds | Purple non-sulfur bacteria

| Chemoautotroph | Inorganic substances | CO? | Nitrifying, sulfur bacteria

| Chemoheterotroph | Organic compounds | Organic compounds | E. coli, pathogenic

bacteria |

4. Other classifications:

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Nutritional Needs of Bacteria

- Based on nitrogen needs: nitrogen-fixing bacteria (e.g., Rhizobium)

- Based on oxygen: aerobes, anaerobes, facultative, microaerophiles

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