%0 Journal Article %A Lynch, J. M. %A Slater, J. H. %A Bennett, Jacqueline A. %A Harper, S. H. T. %T Cellulase Activities of Some Aerobic Micro-organisms Isolated from Soil %D 1981 %J Microbiology, %V 127 %N 2 %P 231-236 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-127-2-231 %I Microbiology Society, %X 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. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-127-2-231