Patent ID: 7741466

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity, wherein the isolated polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2; (b) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (c) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having cellulolytic enhancing activity comprising a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes under at least high stringency conditions with a full-length complementary strand of SEQ ID NO:1 or the mature polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the high stringency conditions are defined as prehybridization and hybridization at 42° C. in 5×SSPE, 0.3% SDS, 200 micrograms/ml sheared and denatured salmon sperm DNA and 50% formamide, and washing three times each for 15 minutes using 2×SSC and 0.2% SDS at 65° C.