Cellulosimicrobium cellulans

Cellulosimicrobium cellulans
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Micrococcales
Family:	Promicromonosporaceae
Genus:	Cellulosimicrobium
Species:	C. cellulans
Binomial name
	Cellulosimicrobium cellulans; (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001
Type strain
	ATCC 12830; BCRC 17274; CCRC 17274; CCUG 50776; CECT 4282; CFBP 4267; CIP 103404; DSM 43189; DSM 43879; DSMZ 43879; HAMBI 95; IAM 14866; IFO 15516; IMET 7404; JCM 9965; KCTC 1771; KCTC 3259; KCTC 3411; LMG 16221; NBIMCC 1642; NBRC 15516; NCIB 8868; NCIMB 8868; NCTC 8868; NRRL B-2768; VKM Ac-1412
Synonyms
	Brevibacterium fermentans Chatelain and Second 1966 (Approved Lists 1980); Brevibacterium lyticum Takayama et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980); Cellulomonas cartae Stackebrandt and Kandler 1980; Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988; Nocardia cellulans Metcalfe and Brown 1957 (Approved Lists 1980); Oerskovia xanthineolytica Lechevalier 1972 (Approved Lists 1980);

Cellulosimicrobium cellulans is a Gram-positive bacterium from the genus of Cellulosimicrobium. Cellulosimicrobium cellulans can cause rare opportunistic infections. The strain EB-8-4 of this species can be used for stereoselective allylic hydroxylation of D-limonene to (+)-trans-carveol.