C9E11: Elemental & Energy Sources

from Web Microbiology at ACM · host Melissa Kelly

Chapter 9, Episode 36This episode covers how microbes are classified based on carbon sources (autotrophs vs. heterotrophs) and energy sources (phototrophs vs. chemotrophs). It introduces combined nutritional categories, growth factors, and the role of the cell membrane in nutrient uptake, including transport mechanisms such as diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport, and group translocation.

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