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Fig. 3. Effect of inoculation of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans MET on pH reduction of sludge solution. Symbols: •, sterilized sludge; {circ}, nonsterilized sludge; {blacktriangledown}, nonsterilized sludge with the inoculation of mixed sulfur-oxidizing bacteria; {triangledown}, nonsterilized sludge with the inoculation of A. thiooxidans MET.