Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The two distinct ways used by aquatic prototroph for maximizing light access through subcellular structures also, mention the ways used by aerobes for remaining close to the surface, with access to air.

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Prototrophs are the organisms that use sunlight along with several inorganic materials as their source of energy. It is one of the classifications of autotrophs that synthesize their food by using sunlight. Aquatic phototrophs are the phototrophic organisms that are present in water like sea, ocean, river, and lakes.

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