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''Clostridium cellulolyticum'' strain H10 is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, mesophillic cellulolytic bacterium. The bacteria was first isolated from compost containing decayed grass. Studies have confirmed that this microbe is not a part of the rumen. | ''Clostridium cellulolyticum'' strain H10 is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, mesophillic cellulolytic bacterium. The bacteria was first isolated from compost containing decayed grass. Studies have confirmed that this microbe is not a part of the rumen. | ||
The ability of ''Clostridium cellulolyticum'' H10 to degrade cellulose is an active area of research. | The ability of ''Clostridium cellulolyticum'' H10 to degrade cellulose is an active area of research. One of the products of cellulose degradation by this organism is ethanol, which can be used as an alternative source of energy. | ||
==Genome Structure== | ==Genome Structure== |
Revision as of 20:41, 14 April 2009
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Classification
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Clostridiaceae; Clostridium; Clostridium cellulolyticum
Genus: Clostridium; Species cellulolyticum H10
Description and Significance
Clostridium cellulolyticum strain H10 is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, mesophillic cellulolytic bacterium. The bacteria was first isolated from compost containing decayed grass. Studies have confirmed that this microbe is not a part of the rumen.
The ability of Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 to degrade cellulose is an active area of research. One of the products of cellulose degradation by this organism is ethanol, which can be used as an alternative source of energy.
Genome Structure
Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 has a circular genome consisting of 4,068,742 base pairs. The sequencing of this genome is relatively new and very little is known about the specific functions of the sequence.
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium. This bacteria gains its energy by fermenting cellulose in a process called aceto-lactic fermentation.
Ecology and Pathogenesis
References
[Giallo, J., C. Gaudin, J. P. Belaich, E. Petitdemange, and F. Caillet-Mangin. 1983. Metabolism of glucose and cellobiose by cellulolytic mesophilic Clostridium sp. strain H10. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45:843-849]