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    New type of bacteria on Earth found in Terracotta Warriors pit  
    




    

    中國發(fā)現(xiàn)新種地球微生物：兵馬俑芽胞桿菌
    
福建省農(nóng)業(yè)科學(xué)院19日宣布，該院劉波團隊從秦始皇兵馬俑1號坑土壤分離的FJAT-13831T菌株，為世界上首次發(fā)現(xiàn)的一種地球微生物——芽胞桿菌屬的新種，被命名為兵馬俑芽胞桿菌(Bacillusbingmayongensissp.nov。)。[查看全文]

    

2014-02-20 16:46     
 Ecns.cn     

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		The new type of bacillus at high magnification (20,000 times) under a microscope.
		

    The new type of bacillus at high magnification (20,000 times) under a microscope.
    

	
    


    Fuzhou (CNS) -- The Fujian Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences said they have found a new type of bacillus from the soil of Emperor Qin's Terracotta Warriors pit, China News Service said on Thursday.
    


    The new bacteria was isolated from the No. 1 Pit soil of Emperor Qin's Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, Shanxi province, it said.
    


    It was named "Bacillus bingmayongensissp.nov."
    


    The founding was published in the online version of an international journal of microbiology named after Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.
    


    With government support, Dr. Liu Bo led a team in investigating bacteria in the soil for the first time.
    


    The discovery proves the scientific value of the historical site, and may provide new ways of utilizing bacteria, experts said.