Occurrence of collagen-degrading microorganisms in associations of mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria from various soils.
A total of 437 bacterial cultures was isolated from various soils and sewage water that were tested for the ability to decompose reconstituted collagen. This activity was found in 6.6% of the cultures isolated from sewage water, 15% of the cultures from organic horizons of the spruce growth soil, 30% of the cultures from the meadow soil, 29% of the cultures from the vegetable field soil and in 37% of those isolated from garden soil. The capability to produce collagenolytic enzymes does not appear to be rare among soil bacteria.
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Institute of Sera and Vaccines, Jevany-Bohumile, Czechoslovakia.
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D003094:Collagen