PURPLE BACTERIA
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Purple Bacteria.
Purple Bacteria - as a noun
Free-living gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll
Example Sentences
"Researchers are studying the unique metabolic abilities of purple bacteria."
"The presence of purple bacteria can indicate the presence of organic matter in water."
"Some species of purple bacteria are able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere."
"The study of purple bacteria is important for understanding early photosynthetic life."
"The pigment responsible for the purple color in purple bacteria is called bacteriochlorophyll."
