Chitinase and changes of microbial community in soil.
Enrichment of soil with chitin (0.6%) significantly stimulated growth of chitinolytic microorganisms (the relative proportion was increased from 1.7 to 26.5%) and the formation of chitinase in soil. In a soil enriched with chitin and glucose (0.6%), the proportion of chitinolytic microorganisms remained similar to that in the nonenriched soil (1.4%), the enzyme formation was negatively affected.
Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
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D002686:Chitin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D002688:Chitinases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D002686:Chitin; D002688:Chitinases; D005947:Glucose