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Bacteria Genomes - THERMOBIFIDA FUSCAThermobifida fusca is able to biodegrade plant cell walls
Thermobifida fusca,
previously named Thermomonaspora fusca is a moderate thermophilic soil bacterium that grow
optimally at 55C and has a broad pH range (4-10). It is a major degrader of plant cell walls in heated
organic materials such as compost heaps, rotting hay, manure piles or mushroom growth medium. It appears to
degrade all major plant cell wall polymers except lignin and pectin and can grow on most simple sugars and
carboxylic acids. It is an actinomycete and its extracellular enzymes, including cellulases, have been
studied extensively because of their thermostability, and high activity.
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