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You would be hard pressed to find bacteria living in or on sodium in it's elemental form, which is generally only found in chemistry labs. However, should you be asking about a salt solution in which sodium is the cation (that is the first element in a molecule) of a molecule of say, NaCl (common salt compound found just about everywhere) then you would expect to see only a few organisms. Many bacteria (and other microorganisms) cannot live around salts because they are not able to maintain the integrity of their cell walls, and the cells would quickly dry out. and die. Certain organisms known as extremophiles and hyperextremophiles live in environments where there is no other life. A good example is the bacterium Halobacterium salinarium which is easily found in bodies of water who's salt concentrations are well above 9 to 12 percent. Also, some members of the Pseudomonads group (such as P. aguernosa) are also considered halophiles, that is, they are salt lovers.

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