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I am not entirely sure what photosynthetic sulfur bacteria would be, but many chemosynthetic bacteria use hydrogen sulfide as a source of energy (a good example is the ecosystems of underwater sea vents)

photosynthetic bacteria rely (as their name suggests) on light from the sun as the source of their energy

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The bacteria that produces hydrogen sulfide uses sulfur rather than oxygen. This is when bacteria is used as the terminal electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.

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