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Autoradiographic evidence showed strong incorporation by two marine thioplocas of 14C from acetate, amino acids, carbonate, glucose and glycinc and of 3H from thymidine. Methane, methanol and glutamate were not incorporated. Since the data suggested that sulfide was needed for strong incorporation, a mixotrophic nutrition was indicated.
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Maier, S., Gallardo, V.A. Nutritional characteristics of two marine thioplocas determined by autoradiography. Arch. Microbiol. 139, 218–220 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402003
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