[Digestion] Fwd: microflora from elephant hind gut

[Paul Harris]

G'day All,

I have wondered for a long time if the micro-flora of a koala gut would 
also give benefits to anaerobic digestion - their diet is eucalyptus 
leaves which are very leathery and contain (you guessed it!) eucalyptus 
oil, which I think has antibacterial properties.

Happy digesting,
HOOROO

On 10/07/2013 2:06 PM, Anand Karve wrote:
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> From: *Madhav Gogate* <mggogate at gmail.com <mailto:mggogate at gmail.com>>
> Date: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 5:16 PM
> Subject: microflora from elephant hind gut
> To: adkarve at gmail.com <mailto:adkarve at gmail.com>
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> Respected Dr. Karve,
>
> This has a reference to the talk that you had delivered - energy from 
> agri- waste or biodegradable material from kitchen waste etc /our tele 
> conversation this after noon.
>
> Elephant, a non ruminant, feeds mostly on coarse vegetable matter 
> including even bark. I am given to understand that it is the 
> microflora in the large hind gut that enables derivation of energy 
> through [methanation ?]processing that takes place there. (There is 
> considerable rumbling in stomach and that it also helps animals to 
> know whereabouts of each other).
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> Elephant hind gut microflora could possibly be a key for efficient 
> biogas making; a micro-biological study of elephant droppings from 
> wild or even zoo are suggested.
>
> If idea need be pursued will be willing to facilitate collection of 
> material.
>
>
> Madhav Gogate  (I.F.S.)
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