Cellulomonas

Cellulomonas
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]

References

^ Glazer AN, Nikaido H (2007) Microbial Biotechnology, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press.
^ Madigan MT, Martinko JM, Dunlap PV, Clark DP (2009). Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 12th edition. San Francisco: Pearson.

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