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Are chemosynthetic bacteria autotrophic or heterotrophic ?

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Chemosynthetic bacteria can oxidise inorganic substances like ammonia, nitrites and nitrates thereby able to utilise energy. Thus chemosynthetic bacteria can be called as autotrophs.
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