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Title: Cellulase and sugar formation by Bacteroides cellulosolvens, a newly isolated cellulolytic anaerobe

Journal Article · · Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6110927

A newly isolated mesophilic anaerobe, Bacteriodes cellulosolvens, has the ability to produce cellulase and to degrade cellulose to cellobiose and glucose. It does not utilize glucose, and it lacks ..beta..-glucosidase activity. This anaerobe appears to degrade cellulose to cellobiose by cellulase action, and the presence of cells appears necessary for the formation of glucose.

Research Organization:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
OSTI ID:
6110927
Journal Information:
Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States), Vol. 48:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English