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Microbes and Ecosystem Niches
A Biofilm of Thermophilic Bacteria
Thermophiles, which thrive at relatively high temperatures, occupy a unique ecological niche. This image shows a colony of thermophilic bacteria at Mickey Hot Springs in Oregon, USA.
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