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It will kill some, but not FACULTATIVE anaerobes, who are by definition, able to sustain (but not thrive) in air.

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I get it, now. The Facultative anaerobes just grow at a much much slower rate than aerobic bacteria.

This chapter really backed up your point about researchers focusing on the science of the soil over the biology for a long time. They began making the switch and look what happened: an entire new kingdom (which has been right under our noses...literally) was discovered! It will be interesting to see what we learn about this new discovery over time.



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