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Can iron bacteria give you diarhea?

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Iron bacteria: Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and leptospirillum ferrooxidans, two of the so-called iron bacteria and others have not been clearly shown to be intestinal pathogens producing diarrhea.

Answered 8/7/2017

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