Use of gelatinase in the routine sampling of gelatin for Salmonella contamination.
Gelatinase added to gelatin enrichment broth suspensions decreased viscosity. Salmonellae were not harmed by enzyme. Salmonella isolation procedures can be simplified by eliminating the viscosity problem.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005780:Gelatin / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014783:Viscosity
D003470:Culture Media; D005780:Gelatin; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases