Which of the following hypotheses could be tested using microautoradiography fluorescence in situ hybridization (MAR-FISH)?
A) Bacteriorodopsin uses light energy to translocate protons.
B) Archaea are the main autotrophs in marine water samples taken 300 m below the surface of the ocean.
C) The microbial community of agricultural soils is more phylogenetically diverse than the microbial community of native prairie soils.
D) The ammonia monooxygenase gene is present in members of the phylum Verrucomicrobium.

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MAR-FISH can be used to identify and visualize specific microbial groups in environmental samples and assess their metabolic activity, such as autotrophy in marine Archaea.

Which of the Following Hypotheses Could Be Tested Using Microautoradiography