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Occurrence of collagen-degrading microorganisms in associations of mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria from various soils

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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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  1. Institute of Sera and Vaccines, 281 66, Jevany-Bohumile, Czechoslovakia

    B. Vraný & Z. Hnátková

  2. Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, 156 04, Prague 5

    A. Lettl

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Vraný, B., Hnátková, Z. & Lettl, A. Occurrence of collagen-degrading microorganisms in associations of mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria from various soils. Folia Microbiol 33, 458–461 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02925771

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