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Bacteriolytic enzymes (protease and β-1,3-glucanase) produced byAchromobacter lunatus were immobilized in collagen membrane. Approximately 20% of intactBacillus subtilis in aerosol was lyzed by the bacteriolytic enzyme-collagen membrane at the space velocity of 2×l03.
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Karube, I., Suganuma, T. & Suzuki, S. Lysis of bacteria in aerosol by immobilized enzymes. Journal of Solid-Phase Biochemistry 1, 173–176 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991014
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