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Would you expect to find thermoacidophilic bacteria and enteric bacteria living in the same enviornment

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No!

Thermoacidophilic bacteria would be bacteria that live in hot (thermo) acid (low pH) environments.

Enteric bacteria live in your gut! So they are mesophiles (body temperature) and prefer more of a neutral pH.

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