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The enhanced cellulolytic activity of a Cellulomonas mutant has been shown to apply also to its ability to hydrolyse xylan-containing hemicelluloses. The hydrolytic activity was directly proportional to the xylose content in the hemicellulose substrate.
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Rickard, P.A.D., Peiris, S.P. The hydrolysis of bagasse hemicelluloses by selected strains of Cellulomonas . Biotechnol Lett 3, 39–44 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00127258
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