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Are chemosynthetic bacteria autotrophic or heterotrophic ?

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Chemosynthetic bacteria are capable of oxidising various inorganic substances such as nitrates, nitrites and ammonia and use the energy released for their ATP production. So, they are autotrophs and not heterotrophs.
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