Mongolian researchers produced fertilizers and fodder using microorganisms
EnvironmentUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. During the conference “Biodiversity of microorganisms, its protection and appropriate usage”, researchers highlighted the importance of microorganisms in restoring soil to its original state, curing infections that have developed antibiotic-resistant bacteria and in productions.
The conference was organized by the Microbiology Laboratory of the Institute of General and Experimental Biology at Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS) and over 80 professors and researchers from Australia, China, the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan attended the conference.
At the conference, the Head of the Microbiology Laboratory of
the Institute of General and Experimental Biology at MAS, Doctor J.Enkh-Amgalan
introduced the results of the research on microorganisms, “Currently, we have over 8,000 lab-made organisms in
our fund. There are 380 types of microorganisms that have been
discovered. Our researchers did over 20 research works and came up with 40
suitable standards and technologies on the usage of microorganisms. For
instance, fertilizers and fodder have been produced using microorganisms. The
increase of heavy metals in the soil caused by mining is reaching the point
that the soil can no longer be restored. Thus, a microorganism that can
pasteurize heavy metals was created, which can restore soil in which no living
organism can live. Microorganisms are also used to eradicate antibiotic-resistant
bacteria. It is one of our great achievements that we made a contract with
a Japanese major company for using our lab-made microorganism and they produced
a new drink.”