Table 1 Some cellulolytic microbes and their sources.
From: Lignocellulases: a review of emerging and developing enzymes, systems, and practices
Bacteria | Fungi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Species | Source | Species | Source |
Aerobes (free, non-complexed cellulases) | |||
 Mesophilic bacteria |  Mesophilic fungi | ||
  Bacillus brevis a | Termite gut |   Aspergillus nidulans, A. niger, A. oryzae | Soil, wood rot |
  B. thuringiensis a | Caterpillar gut | ||
  Bacillus cereus a , B. subtilis a | Soil, rumen |   Agaricus bisporus | Compost |
  Cellulomonas fimi a | Soil |   Coprinus truncorum | Soil, compost |
  Cellvibrio japonicas | Soil |   Geotrichum candidum | Soil, compost |
  Cytophaga hutchinsonii | Soil, compost |   Penicillium chrysogenum | Soil, wood rot |
  Paenibacillus polymyxa | Compost |   Phanerochaete chrysosporium | Compost |
  Pseudomonas fluorescens | Soil, sludge |   Rhizopus oryzae | Soil, dead organic matter |
  Pseudomonas putida | Soil, sludge |   Trichocladium canadense | Soil |
  Saccharophagus degradans | Rotting marsh grass |   Trichoderma reesei | Soil, rotting canvas |
  Sorangium cellulosum | Soil |   Trichoderma longibrachiatum | Soil |
 Thermophilic bacteria |  Thermophilic fungi | ||
  Acidothermus cellulolyticus | Hot spring |   Chaetomium thermophilum | Soil |
  Thermobifida fusca | Compost |   Corynascus thermophilus | Mush compost |
| Â | Â | Â Â Paecilomyces thermophile | Soil, compost |
| Â | Â | Â Â Thielavia terrestris | Soil |
Anaerobes (complexed or free, non-complexed cellulases) | |||
 Mesophilic bacteria |  Mesophilic fungi | ||
  Acetivibrio cellulolyticus | Sewage |   Neocallimastix patriciarum | Rumen |
  Bacteroides cellulosolvens | Sewage |   Orpinomyces joyonii | Rumen |
  Clostridium cellulolyticum | Compost |   Orpinomyces PC-2 | Rumen |
  Clostridium cellulovorans | Wood fermenter |   Piromyces equi | Rumen |
  Clostridium josui | Compost |   Piromyces E2 | Feces |
  Clostridium papyrosolvens | Mud (freshwater) |  |  |
  Clostridium phytofermentans | Soil |  |  |
  Fibrobacter succinogenes | Rumen |  |  |
  Prevotella ruminicola | Rumen |  |  |
  Ruminococcus albus | Rumen |  |  |
  Ruminococcus flavefaciens | Rumen |  |  |
 Thermophilic bacteria |  |  |  |
  Anaerocellum thermophilum | Hot spring |  |  |
  Caldicellulosiruptor Saccharolyticus | Hot spring |  |  |
  Clostridium thermocellum | Sewage, soil, manure |  |  |
  Clostridium stercorarium | Compost |  |  |
  Thermotoga maritima | Mud (marine) |  |  |
  Rhodothermus marinus | Hot spring |  |  |