heliobacterium

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What does heliobacterium mean?

Any of the Heliobacteriaceae, a family of photoheterotrophic bacteria, using bacteriochlorophyll to convert light energy into chemical energy, exclusively in anaerobic conditions

Where does heliobacterium come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium English heliobacterium From helio- + bacterium.

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