Evidence for lignin oxidation by the giant panda fecal microbiome.

The digestion of lignin and lignin-related phenolic compounds from bamboo by giant pandas has puzzled scientists because of the lack of lignin-degrading genes in the genome of the bamboo-feeding animals. We constructed a 16S rRNA gene library from the microorganisms derived from the giant panda fece...

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Main Authors: Wei Fang, Zemin Fang, Peng Zhou, Fei Chang, Yuzhi Hong, Xuecheng Zhang, Hui Peng, Yazhong Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23209704/?tool=EBI