Tripos is in turn eaten by other mixotrophic algae, providing frequent opportunity for exchange of organelles such as chloroplasts.

角藻又被其他混合营养藻类吞食，为叶绿体等细胞器的交换提供频繁的机会。

And while studying these mixotrophic strains, the researchers found that several of them carried genes for breaking down one type  of organic carbon in particular - chitin!

在研究这些混合营养菌株时，研究人员发现其中一些菌株携带分解一种有机碳（特别是甲壳素）的基因！