Switchgrass in the Bag (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Switchgrass in the Bag

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The researchers placed mesh bags of switchgrass in the cow rumen to isolate those microbes that adhere to the grass and the microbial enzymes that help break down plant biomass. This effort yielded dozens of new candidate enzymes for biofuel production.

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L. Brian Stauffer

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