作者進一步利用螢光原位雜交法(fluorescence in situ hybridization)這項顯微技術,發現夏季時,海神草根部內的細菌細胞數量,高達 80% 都是 Ca. C. neptuna,並且分布於根部細胞間隙及細胞內部。再搭配 nanoSIMS 這種影像質譜儀對每個樣本的氮同位素比值進行奈米尺度解析。
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