Cellular fatty acid composition of Oerskovia species, CDC Coryneform groups A-3, A-4, A-5, Corynebacterium aquaticum, Listeria denitrificans and Brevibacterium acetylicum.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
; 58(2): 115-9, 1990 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2124793
ABSTRACT
Twenty four strains representing eight species of gram positive yellow-pigmented rods (Oerskovia turbata, Oerskovia xanthineolytica, CDC Coryneform groups A-3, A-4, A-5, Listeria denitrificans, Corynebacterium aquaticum and Brevibacterium acetylicum) were divided into two major groups based on the relative amounts of 12 methyltetradecanoate (150a) obtained by capillary gas liquid chromatography. O. turbata, O. xanthineolytica, CDC groups A-3 and A-4, L. denitrificans and C. aquaticum were placed in the first group due to the presence of a higher percentage (29-47%) of 150a, than CDC group A-5 and B. acetylicum. The latter contained 2-6% of this fatty acid, and were placed in the second group. All species in the two groups except C. aquaticum and CDC group A-4, were further separated from each other based on the qualitative and quantitative differences in their fatty acid compositions. In addition, the eight strains of CDC group A-5 revealed four different patterns and were further divided into four subgroups. This study supports the importance of the composition of cellular fatty acids in differentiating some closely related organisms.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brevibacterium
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Actinomycetales
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Corynebacterium
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Fatty Acids
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Listeria
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Language:
En
Journal:
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canadá