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Bacteria show anoxygenic photosynthesis. Why?

Bacteria show anoxygenic photosynthesis. Why?

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Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
2 years ago
Water is not used as a source of reducing power during bacterial photosynthesis. They perform photosynthesis using sulfide, hydrogen or organic substrates which does not involve oxygen. Hence, bacteria show anoxygenic photosytnesis.

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