在海洋里发现了一种很小的微生物,它或许能带来生物燃料的一场革命。在切萨皮克湾(ChesapeakeBay)发现的一种很小的微生物近日成为了马里兰学院公园(College Park,MD)的一家生物技术新创公司的研究焦点。Zymetis公司对这种罕见的以纤维素为食的细菌进行了基因改造,以分解纤维素,使其转化为生产乙醇所必需的糖,近期,公司刚刚完成了商业化规模试验的第一阶段。今年早些时候,公司在大型发酵 A tiny microorganism found in the sea may bring a revolution in biofuels. A tiny microbes found at Chesapeake Bay recently became the focus of a biotechnology startup from College Park, MD. Zymetis has genetically engineered this rare fiber-fed bacterium to break down cellulose and turn it into the sugar necessary to produce ethanol, and the company has just completed the first phase of a commercial-scale test. Earlier this year, the company was large-scale fermenting