title: Use of gelatinase in the routine sampling of gelatin for Salmonella contamination.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005780:Gelatin; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases