"purple bacteria" meaning in English

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        "Proteobacteria that produce their own food using photosynthesis, with colors including purple, red, brown, and orange."
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          "sense": "purple sulfur bacteria (order Chromatiales), purple non-sulfur bacteria (orders Rhodospirillales and Rhizobiales and families Rhodobacteraceae, Rhodocyclaceae, and Comamonadaceae)",
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      "sense": "purple sulfur bacteria (order Chromatiales), purple non-sulfur bacteria (orders Rhodospirillales and Rhizobiales and families Rhodobacteraceae, Rhodocyclaceae, and Comamonadaceae)",
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