@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-127-2-231, author = "Lynch, J. M. and Slater, J. H. and Bennett, Jacqueline A. and Harper, S. H. T.", title = "Cellulase Activities of Some Aerobic Micro-organisms Isolated from Soil", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1981", volume = "127", number = "2", pages = "231-236", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-127-2-231", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-127-2-231", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Cellulose extracted from wheat straw, Avicel and CF11 cellulose powder contained 90% (w/w) glucose, whereas filter paper and carboxymethylcellulose contained 18% and 28% (w/w) hemicelluloses, respectively. The straw cellulose was used as the sole carbon source to enrich for a mixed culture of micro-organisms in a stirred liquid medium and on a perfusion column containing glass beads. Amongst the micro-organisms isolated only fungi had cellulase activity and this activity was greatest in cultures of Cladosporium cladosporoides. The remainder of the community consisted of non-cellulolytic secondary organisms. The interactions of cellulolytic fungi with other micro-organisms found in the enrichment mixed culture are discussed.", }