Common soil bacterium can reorganize its metabolism to turn plant waste into power

Common soil bacterium can reorganize its metabolism to turn plant waste into power

For years, scientists have marveled at bacteria's ability to digest the seemingly indigestible, including carbon from lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity.

Bacteria rewire digestive systems to turn plant waste into power

A common soil bacterium completely reorganizes its metabolism to thrive on these lignin, the tough, woody material that gives plants their rigidity.