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Abstract

The concept of autotrophy depends on the growth media for pure cultures supplying a single one carbon source for anabolism. Secondary carbon compounds added to the medium as chelators and/or vitamins confuse the meaning. This note suggests a clarification of definition suitable for contemporary biochemical studies of true autotrophs.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Title
What is an autotroph?
Author
Srinivasan, Vijayasarathy; Morowitz, Harold J; Huber, Harald
Pages
135-40
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Feb 2012
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
03028933
e-ISSN
1432072X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-011-0755-0
ProQuest document ID
916056133
Copyright
Springer-Verlag 2012