show Abstracthide AbstractIn this study, a microbial community from compost was grown in minimal medium with sugarcane bagasse (SCB) as the sole carbon source. Analysis of metatranscriptomic data led to the selection and functional characterisation of several target genes, revealing the first glycoside hydrolase from Carbohydrate Active Enzyme (CAZy) family 11 (GH11) with exo-1,4-ß-xylanase activity.