Cellulomonas
| Cellulomonas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Cellulomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cellulomonas flavigena | |
| Species | |
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Cellulomonas is a genus of Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria.[1] One of their main distinguishing features is their ability to degrade cellulose, using enzymes such as endoglucanase and exoglucanase.[2] They are members of the Actinomycetota.[3]
- ^ a b Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. (1923). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (1st ed.). Baltimore, MD: The Williams & Wilkins Co.
- ^ Glazer AN, Nikaido H. (2007). Microbial Biotechnology (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-72967-3.
- ^ Madigan MT, Martinko JM, Dunlap PV, Clark DP. (2009). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (12th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson.