Consortium of motile, cellulose degrading bacteria can be used for solid state cellulose hydrolysis

Cellulose hydrolysis has many industrial applications in such fields as biofuel production, food, paper, cosmetic, pharmaceutical industries and textile manufacture. A novel approach to cellulose hydrolysis using a consortium of motile bacteria moving on solid surfaces and carrying microbial luggage -- another bacteria that can efficiently hydrolyze cellulose -- has been demonstrated by scientists.

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