%0 Journal Article %A Thomson, Jennifer A. %A Woods, D. R. %A Welton, R. L. %T Collagenolytic Activity of Aerobic Halophiles from Hides %D 1972 %J Microbiology, %V 70 %N 2 %P 315-319 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-70-2-315 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY: The collagenolytic activity of no aerobic halophilic and halotolerant bacterial strains isolated from cured hides was determined. At 2ยท34% (w/v) NaCl, 10% of the bacterial strains could denature purified collagen. Collagenolytic activity was not detected at 7 % (w/v) NaCl. Three of the collagenolytic strains were identified as Bacillus spp. and eight as Achromobacter spp. Nine of these eleven bacteria were also gelatinolytic. Australian hides which produce decay-free leather lacked collagenolytic bacteria. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-70-2-315