Substrate-Dependent Fermentation of Bamboo in Giant Panda Gut Microbiomes: Leaf Primarily to Ethanol and Pith to Lactate

Substrate-Dependent Fermentation of Bamboo in Giant Panda Gut Microbiomes: Leaf Primarily to Ethanol and Pith to Lactate

The giant panda is known worldwide for having successfully moved to a diet almost exclusively based on bamboo. Provided that no lignocellulose-degrading enzyme was detected in panda’s genome, bamboo digestion is believed to depend on its gut microbiome. However, pandas retain the digestive system of...

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Main Authors: Alberto Scoma, Way Cern Khor, Marta Coma, Robert Heyer, Ruben Props, Jonas Schoelynck, Tim Bouts, Dirk Benndorf, Desheng Li, Hemin Zhang, Korneel Rabaey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
giant panda
cellulose
hemicellulose
alpha amylase
lignocellulose
fermentation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00530/full

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