heliobacteria

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A form of heliobacterium — Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of heliobacterium
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