@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-50-3-993, author = "Elberson, M A and Malekzadeh, F and Yazdi, M T and Kameranpour, N and Noori-Daloii, M R and Matte, M H and Shahamat, M and Colwell, R R and Sowers, K R", title = "Cellulomonas persica sp. nov. and Cellulomonas iranensis sp. nov., mesophilic cellulose-degrading bacteria isolated from forest soils.", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2000", volume = "50", number = "3", pages = "993-996", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-3-993", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-50-3-993", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", 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.", }