Clostridium cellulovorans (strain ATCC 35296 / DSM 3052 / OCM 3 / 743B)
Proteome ID | UP000002730 |
Strain | ATCC 35296 / DSM 3052 / OCM 3 / 743B |
Taxonomy | Clostridium cellulovorans (strain ATCC 35296 / DSM 3052 / OCM 3 / 743B) |
Description
There is increasing interest in using cellulose to produce bioethanol. Clostridium cellulovorans is a cellulolytic bacteria; this strain was isolated from a batch methanogenic fermentation of finely divided hybrid poplar wood (zones of cellulolysis surrounding colonies in cellulose agar roll tubes occurred within 24 to 48 hours). It is an obligate anaerobe, able to ferment cellulose, pectin, xylan, cellobiose, glucose, fructose, maltose, galactose, sucrose, lactose, and mannose. It is nonmotile, although peritrichous flagella were observed under electron microscopy. Colonies are irregular with an opaque edge and a center devoid of both vegetative cells and spores; the spores are oblong to oval located either centrally or subterminally within the mature sporangium. This is part of the Clostridium Sequencing Consortium (CSC) project, which proposes the complete genomic sequencing of 20 strains of bacteria from class Clostridia (adapted from PMID 16346602).