title: Clostridium thermocellum Wild-Type Strain YS and Derived Cellulose Adherence Defective Mutant Strain AD2
organism: Acetivibrio thermocellus YS
description: Clostridium thermocellum wild-type strain YS is an anaerobic, thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium capable of directly converting cellulosic substrates into ethanol. Strain YS and a derived cellulose adherence defective mutant strain AD2 played pivotal roles in describing the original cellulosome concept.
attributes.tag: strain
attributes.value: YS