[Thermophilic Myceliophthora thermophila decomposes cellulose]. / Termofil'nyi Myceliophthora thermophila, razlagaiushchii tselliulozu.

A thermophilic microscopic fungus was isolated from cattle rumen and identified as Myceliophthora thermophila (Apinis) van Oorschot. The culture synthesized cellulolytic enzymes and xylanase when it was grown in media containing cellulase at 50 degrees C under the conditions of submerged cultivation. The morphological and physiological characteristics of the culture are described and its taxonomic position is discussed.