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Chemotroph
Chemotrophs
are organisms that obtain
energy
by the
oxidation
of
electron donors
in their environments. These molecules can be
organic
(
chemoorganotrophs
) or
inorganic
(
chemolithotrophs
). The chemotroph designation is in contrast to
phototrophs
, which utilize solar energy. Chemotrophs can be either
autotrophic
or
heterotrophic
.
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