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[-] Riverside@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

You're likely right, my background is physics, I'll quote you on the comment above!

[-] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

I wasn't intending my comment as a correction - microbe is a more general term than bacteria, and most fungi are indeed microbes - but just saw an opportunity to add on what I think is a cool fact. Thanks for bringing up the carboniferous period!

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