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- adjective Relating to
lithotrophs or to lithotrophy
Etymologies
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From litho- + -trophic
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Recent biological research in Lechuguilla Cave led to the discovery of unusual micro-organisms in pools, hydroaerosols in the cave air, and suspected lithotrophic bacteria which may derive metabolic energy from sulphur, manganese, and iron and ecosystems dependent upon these autotrophic bacteria (Davis et al. ,1990; Cunningham,1991; Northup et al., 2000a, b).
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