Organotroph
Organism that obtains energy from organic substrates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An organotroph is an organism that lives off organic compounds. It is a word used in microbiology to describe organisms based on how they get electrons for respiration (breathing). Some organotrophs are also heterotrophs. Organotrophs may or may not need oxygen in order to grow.
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