translation.en: But if our bacteria did not evolve to break down phthalates, they would have used some other kind of carbon source, and aerobic respiration would have led it to have end products such as carbon dioxide anyway.
translation.zh: 但如果我们的细菌没有进化到可以降解邻苯二甲酸酯， 他们就会使用其它碳资源， 同时有氧呼吸会使其 最终还是成为二氧化碳。