ðˈʌs, dᵻspˈaɪt ðə daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn jˈuːzɪŋ ˌɪnoːɹɡˈænɪk kˈɑːmpaʊndz ðæt lˈɪθoʊjˌuːɾətɹˌɑːfz ɛɡzˈɪbɪt æz ɐ ɡɹˈuːp, wˈʌn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ lˈɪθoʊjˌuːɾətɹˌɑːf wʊd jˈuːz ˈoʊnli wˈʌn tˈaɪp ʌv ˌɪnoːɹɡˈænɪk mˈɑːlɪkjˌuːl tə ɡɛt ɪts ˈɛnɚdʒi.
Thus, despite the diversity in using inorganic compounds that lithoautotrophs exhibit as a group, one particular lithoautotroph would use only one type of inorganic molecule to get its energy.