while the possibility of exogenous transport cannot be excluded, this seems unlikely given the high relative abundance ofAcidithiobacillusin the studied springs, implying that
Nevertheless, while the possibility of exogenous transport cannot be excluded, this seems unlikely given the high relative abundance of Acidithiobacillus in the studied springs, implying that these organisms are not transient. In addition, while all sampling sites were in the TVZ, each site was ...