Chemotroph

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An organism whose primary energy source is from chemical reactions. They obtain their energy by oxidising organic or inorganic compounds. They can also be known as chemoautotrophs and chemoheterotrophs. [1]

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1) Biology-online.org [internet] [cited 2015 Dec 2] Available from: http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Chemotroph