Cellulomonas

Cellulomonas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinobacteria
Class:	Actinobacteria
Order:	Actinomycetales
Suborder:	Micrococcineae
Family:	Cellulomonadaceae
Genus:	Cellulomonas D. H. Bergey, F. C. Harrison, R. S. Breed, B. W. Hammer & F. M. Huntoon, 1923
Type species
Cellulomonas flavigena
Species
C. aerilata C. biazotea C. bogoriensis C. carbonis C. cellasea C. cellulans C. hitinilytica C. composti C. denverensis C. fimi C. flavigena C. gelida C. hominis C. humilata C. iranensis C. marina C. massiliensis C. oligotrophica C. pakistanensis C. persica C. phragmiteti C. soli C. terrae C. uda C. xylanilytica

Cellulomonas is a genus of Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria. One of their main distinguishing features is their ability to degrade cellulose, using enzymes such as endoglucanase and exoglucanase. They are members of the actinobacteria.