Which of the following environments would harbor psychrophiles?

A. mountain lake with a water temperature of 12 °C
B. contaminated plates left in a 35 °C incubator
C. yogurt cultured at room temperature
D. salt pond in the desert with a daytime temperature of 34 °C


Ans: A. mountain lake with a water temperature of 12 °C

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