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A novel gene encoding thermostable endoglucanase was identified in Xanthomonas sp. EC102 from soil. The gene had 1,458 base pairs of open reading frame, which encode a 52-kDa protein of 486 amino acid residues. Sequence of the amino acid residues was similar with the endoglucanase from Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris ATCC33913 (GenBank Accession No. NP_638867.1) (94?% identity). The endoglucanase was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 and purified. Temperature for the highest enzymatic activity was 70?°C and pH optima was pH 5.5. The specific activity of the endoglucanase toward carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) was approximately 2?μmol?min??mg?, V max for CMC was 1.44?μmol?mg??min?, and K m values was 25.6?mg?mL?. The EC102 endoglucanase was stable at temperatures up to 60?°C, and it was activated by 0.1?mM of Mn2+ and Co2+. This is the first report about thermostable endoglucanase from Xanthomonas sp.