Recent research by US researchers shows that bacteria in panda faeces may help create new biofuels.
The British "Daily Telegraph" online version reported on the 11th that researchers have separated 40 species of bacteria from two panda excrement at the Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee. According to them, these microorganisms, originally present in the gut of pandas, can efficiently decompose plant fiber materials into simple sugars, and then ferment through other bacteria to produce substances that can be used as alternative energy sources.
The researchers said that the research object was selected as the bacteria in the panda because the panda basically only eats bamboo. In the face of this nutrient-poor food, the panda's stomach has evolved to be quickly digested to obtain adequate nutrition.
Ashley Brown, a researcher at Mississippi State University, explains that bacteria in pandas produce highly efficient enzymes to break down hard-to-digest woody materials.
“For pandas, the time from eating to pulling is relatively short, and therefore the microbes in them must be very effective in obtaining nutritional value from bamboo,†Brown said. “In terms of manufacturing biofuels, efficiency is critical. This is Why do we look at the bacteria in giant pandas?"
Brown said: "For the study of sustainable new energy, the bacteria we found in pandas may really be a solution."
Brown has submitted this research to the American Chemical Society. (According to Xinhua News Agency)
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