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    This document discusses sources of energy and nutrients for microorganisms. It outlines that microorganisms can be chemotrophs that use chemical compounds for energy or phototrophs that use light. It also discusses oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, and trace elements as important macronutrients and micronutrients for microorganisms. Oxygen is required for aerobic respiration and is used in different forms. Sulfur, phosphorus, and trace elements like zinc, manganese, molybdenum, and cobalt also play important roles in microbial metabolism and energy production.

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    This document discusses sources of energy and nutrients for microorganisms. It outlines that microorganisms can be chemotrophs that use chemical compounds for energy or phototrophs that use light. It also discusses oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, and trace elements as important macronutrients and micronutrients for microorganisms. Oxygen is required for aerobic respiration and is used in different forms. Sulfur, phosphorus, and trace elements like zinc, manganese, molybdenum, and cobalt also play important roles in microbial metabolism and energy production.

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    This document discusses sources of energy and nutrients for microorganisms. It outlines that microorganisms can be chemotrophs that use chemical compounds for energy or phototrophs that use light. It also discusses oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, and trace elements as important macronutrients and micronutrients for microorganisms. Oxygen is required for aerobic respiration and is used in different forms. Sulfur, phosphorus, and trace elements like zinc, manganese, molybdenum, and cobalt also play important roles in microbial metabolism and energy production.

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    SIHS SARGODHA

    Department : BS MLT
    Course Name : Microbiology
    Assignment :
    Submission Date : 16th Feb, 2024
    Assigned By : Mam Saba
    Assigned To : Bisma Arshad

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    Sources of Energy

    Oxygen, Sulphur & Phosphorus

    Trace elements
    Sources of Energy:-
    Microorganisms may be grouped on the basis of energy source.

    • Two sources of energy are available to microorganisms:-


    1. Chemotrophs:-
    Microbes that oxidised chemical compounds (either organic or inorganic) for energy.
    2. Phototrophs:-
    • Microbes that use light as energy source.
    Oxygen
    • Oxygen is macronutrient which is required in large quantities.
    • Oxygen is produced by plants, algae and cyanobacteria during photosynthesis.
    • Oxygen is required for aerobic respiration and energy production.

    • Microorganisms are classified on the basis of their oxygen requirements:-

    1) Obligate aerobes
    2) Facultative anaerobes
    3) Obligate anaerobes

    • Oxygen is used by microorganisms in different forms.


    Sulphur:-

    • Sulphur is macronutrient which is required in large amounts by microorganisms.


    • Sulphur is essential for all microorganisms.
    • It is taken up as sulphate from soil (or seawater) by plants and algae.
    • Microorganisms are capable of metabolizing sulphur and plays an important role in
    sulphur cycle.
    • Microorganisms can conserve energy (produces ATP) from the oxidation of sulphur.
    • Microorganisms (bacteria) use sulphur as energy source in the form of hydrogen
    sulphide and thiosulphate.
    Phosphorus:-
    • Phosphorus is essential nutrients for all life forms.
    • It is essential for the synthesis of nucleic acids and phospholipids of cell membrane.
    • It is part of ATP.

    • Microbes can gain energy by converting phosphite to phosphate.


    • It plays an important role in energy transduction , signal transmission and Redox
    catalysis.
    Trace Elements:-

    • Trace elements are required in trace or minute quantities by microorganisms.


    • Zinc is cofactor for DNA polymerase and Alcoholic dehydrogenase.
    • Manganese is cofactor for superoxide dismutase.
    • Molybdenum is required for nitrogen fixation and cofactor Nitrogenase and
    Nitrate reductase.
    • Cobalt is main component of vitamin B12.

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