Characterization of Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium from Gobo, Wakayama, Japan. Alicyclobacillus cellulosilyticus

Our laboratory conducts research targeting microorganisms living in extreme environments. In this study, we isolated a strain Sueoka as a novel species of the genus Alicyclobacillus from steamed Japanese cedar chips from a lumber mill in Gobo, Wakayama, Japan. According to this research, strain Sueoka was characterized as moderately, thermophilic, cellulolytic, and endospore-forming bacterium.