In their laboratory experiment Ma's team found that a Bacillus species found in chicken manure is the most effective oil-removing microbe. 在實驗室進行的實驗中，馬輝文的團隊發現，在雞糞中發現的一種桿菌是最有效的清除石油的微生物。
It is an unlikely application, but researchers in China have discovered that chicken manure can be used to biodegrade crude oil in contaminated soil. 這看上去像一個不可能的應用，但是中國的科學家發現了雞糞可以用於生物降解受污染土壤中的原油。
