Organotroph
Organism that obtains energy from organic substrates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An organotroph is an organism that obtains hydrogen or electrons from organic substrates. This term is used in microbiology to classify and describe organisms based on how they obtain electrons for their respiration processes. Some organotrophs such as animals and many bacteria, are also heterotrophs. Organotrophs can be either anaerobic or aerobic.
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Antonym: Lithotroph, Adjective: Organotrophic.