''Cellulomonas'' is a genus of

Gram-positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. The Gram stain is ...

rod-shaped

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. One of their main distinguishing features is their ability to degrade

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, using enzymes such as

endoglucanase Cellulase (; systematic name 4-β-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase) is any of several enzymes produced chiefly by fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms ...

and exoglucanase. They are members of the

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Species

''Cellulomonas'' comprises the following species: * '' C. aerilata'' Lee et al. 2008 * '' C. algicola'' Yamamura et al. 2019 * '' C. biazotea'' (Kellerman et al. 1913) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' C. bogoriensis'' Jones et al. 2005 * '' C. carbonis'' Shi et al. 2012 * '' C. cellasea'' (Kellerman et al. 1913) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' C. chitinilytica'' Yoon et al. 2008 * '' C. citrea'' Lee et al. 2020 * '' C. composti'' Kang et al. 2007 * '' C. denverensis'' Brown et al. 2005 * '' C. endophytica'' Li et al. 2020 * '' C. fimi'' (McBeth and Scales 1913) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' C. flavigena'' (Kellerman and McBeth 1912) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' C. fulva'' Dahal et al. 2022 * '' C. gelida'' (Kellerman et al. 1913) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) * "'' C. gilvus''" Christopherson et al. 2013 * '' C. hominis'' Funke et al. 1996 * '' C. humilata'' corrig. (Gledhill and Casida 1969) Collins and Pascual 2000 * '' C. iranensis'' Elberson et al. 2000 * "'' C. macrotermitis''" Sun et al. 2018 * '' C. marina'' Zhang et al. 2013 * '' C. massiliensis'' Lagier et al. 2015 * '' C. oligotrophica'' Hatayama et al. 2013 * '' C. pakistanensis'' Ahmed et al. 2014 * '' C. palmilytica'' Siriatcharanon et al. 2022 * '' C. persica'' Elberson et al. 2000 * '' C. phragmiteti'' Rusznyák et al. 2011 * '' C. rhizosphaerae'' Tian et al. 2019 * '' C. shaoxiangyii'' Tian et al. 2020 * '' C. soli'' Hatayama et al. 2013 * "'' C. taurus''" Zhang et al. 2021 * '' C. telluris'' Shi et al. 2020 * '' C. terrae'' An et al. 2005 * "'' C. timonensis''" Ndongo et al. 2018 * '' C. uda'' (Kellerman et al. 1913) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' C. xylanilytica'' Rivas et al. 2004

References

External links

* Micrococcales Bacteria genera {{Actinobacteria-stub