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. 1988;33(6):458-61.
doi: 10.1007/BF02925771.

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

B Vraný  1 , Z Hnátková, A Lettl
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Occurrence of collagen-degrading microorganisms in associations of mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria from various soils

B Vraný et al. Folia Microbiol (Praha). 1988.

Abstract

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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