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BENECKE1 was the first to isolate chitinovorous bacteria from Kiel harbour. Since then much work has been done on microbiological breakdown of chitin. Micro-organisms producing chitinase have been observed in fresh and salt waters, in various kinds of soils, in plants and animal bodies, both living and decomposing. It has been reported that pathogenic micro-organisms also break down chitin.
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MIHÁLY, K. Chitin Breakdown of Rhizosphere Bacteria. Nature 188, 251 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188251a0
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