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purple sulfur bacterium

noun

Definition of purple sulfur bacterium

: any of numerous sulfur bacteria (as of the family Thiorhodaceae) appearing reddish or purplish due to the combination of bacteriochlorophyll and carotenoid pigments in the cell

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