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A Cellulomonas strain, with potential for saccharification of sugar cane bagasse, has been found to possess a range of glycosidase activities which could be necessary for effective hydrolysis of the hemicellulose fraction of the bagasse.
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Rickard, P.A.D., Rajoka, M.I. & Ide, J.A. The glycosidases of Cellulomonas . Biotechnol Lett 3, 487–492 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147559
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