Obiettivo 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. Programma(i) PRE-RAWMAT 2C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the raw materials sector, 1982-1985 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento Data not available Coordinatore University of Warwick Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Gibbet Hill Road CV4 7AL Coventry Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato