- chemolithotrophic autotrophs
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Microorganisms that oxidize reduced inorganic compounds to derive both energy and electrons; CO2 is their carbon source. Also called chemolithoautotrophs.
Microbiology. Aard_Wark . 2009.
chemolithotrophic autotrophs
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