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Neighbor-joining (NJ) phylogenetic tree of the MerA protein sequences derived from Acidithiobacillus species strains and other representative species. Bootstrap values indicated at each node are based on a total of 1,000 bootstrap replicates. Branches representing group I mer clusters are in green, those representing group II mer clusters are in blue, and those representing group III mer clusters are in red and pink.
