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. 1986 Jan;51(1):360–361. doi: 10.1128/iai.51.1.360-361.1986

Collagenolytic activity of Coccidioides immitis.

D M Lupan, P Nziramasanga
PMCID: PMC261112  PMID: 3000946

Abstract

Coccidioides immitis appears to be unable to digest particulate collagen when cultured on collagen-containing semisolid culture media. However, all C. immitis strains solubilized collagen when the fungus was grown in liquid suspension cultures. Moreover, sterile culture filtrates were collagenolytic in collagen-buffer-agar plate assays.

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