University of Michigan: fungus and bacteria convert tough plant materials to biofuel

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)

A fungus and E. coli bacteria have joined forces to turn tough, waste plant material into isobutanol, a biofuel that matches gasoline’s properties better than ethanol. University of Michigan research team members said the principle also could be used to produce other valuable chemicals such as plastics.

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