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IT has long been known that cellulose and chitin are broken down by many species of both bacteria and fungi that can be isolated from soil. It is probable that the soil fauna may also be important in this respect, for it is known that earthworms and eel-worms may possess both cellulase and chitinase1. Some soil amœbæ were examined to see whether they, too, possessed these enzymes.
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TRACEY, M. Cellulase and Chitinase in Soil Amœbæ. Nature 175, 815 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175815a0
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