title: Cellulomonas persica sp. nov. and Cellulomonas iranensis sp. nov., mesophilic cellulose-degrading bacteria isolated from forest soils.
abstract: Two newly described species of mesophilic, cellulose-degrading, aerobic bacteria were isolated from forest humus soils along the southern border of the Caspian Sea. Cellulomonas persica and Cellulomonas iranensis are proposed as new specific epithets based on comparative sequence analyses of 16S rDNA, DNA-DNA hybridization and phenotypic characteristics. Formal species descriptions are provided.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Elberson
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malekzadeh
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Yazdi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kameranpour
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Noori-Daloii
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Matte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahamat
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Colwell
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Sowers
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D000332:Aerobiosis; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D016987:Gram-Positive Rods; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002482:Cellulose