Nutritional Forms of Microorganisms (With Diagram)
In this article we will discuss about the nutritional forms of microorganisms. 1. Photolithoautotrophs: This group includes photosynthetic microalgae, cyanobacteria, and photosynthetic bacteria (purple sulphur bacteria and green sulphur bacteria). In photosynthetic microalgae and cyanobacteria the external energy-source is light. One or more varieties of chlorophyll are present to trap the solar energy. Such microorganisms are, therefore, largely green. The [...]