Objetivo 1. AN EXAMINATION OF THE MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF CELLULOSE AND CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS. 2. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE USE OF INTERACTING MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN CELLULOLYSIS. THESE WILL BE ENRICHED FROM DIFFERENT NATURAL SOURCES AND USING A VARIETY OF ENRICHMENT PROCEDURES. 3. A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF A FEW, SELECTEC COMMUNITIES TO DETERMINE THE GROWTH CONDITIONS WHICH MAXIMISE THE RATE OF CELLULOSE DEGRADATION. 4. A STUDY OF THE GENETIC MANIPULATION OF THE COMPONENT MEMBERS OF CELLULYTIC COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE RATE OF CELLULOSE DEGRADATION. Programa(s) PRE-RAWMAT 2C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the raw materials sector, 1982-1985 Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador University of Warwick Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Gibbet Hill Road CV4 7AL Coventry Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos