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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.
Antonym: Lithotroph, Adjective: Organotrophic.
History
The term was suggested in 1946 by Lwoff and collaborators.[1]
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- Michael Allaby. "organotroph." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999, Retrieved March 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-organotroph.html
- The Prokaryotes - A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria 3rd Ed., Vol 1, CHAPTER 1.4, Prokaryote Characterization and Identification 7, Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/9724380/1The-Prokaryotes-A-Handbook-on-the-Biology-of-Bacteria-3rd-Ed-Vol-1
- Respiration in aquatic ecosystems Paul A. Del Giorgio, Peter J. leB. Williams, Science, 2005, Retrieved April 24, 2012 from https://books.google.com/books?id=pD5RUDW1m7IC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
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