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Microbes are present in

A

Soil

B

thermal vents

C

polluted water

D

all of these

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Microbes are omnipresent, found in soil, water, air, ice inside bodies of human beings, animal and plants. Some are found in hot springs (upto `80^(@) - 100^(@)C)` and even in geysers (thermal vents).
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