Cellulomonas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
Class: | Actinobacteria |
Order: | Actinomycetales |
Suborder: | Micrococcineae |
Family: | Cellulomonadaceae |
Genus: | Cellulomonas D. H. Bergey, F. C. Harrison, R. S. Breed, B. W. Hammer & F. M. Huntoon, 1923 |
Cellulomonas is a genus of Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria. One of their main distinguishing features is their ability to degrade cellulose, using enzymes such as endoglucanase and exoglucanase.[1] They are members of the actinobacteria.[2]