ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Fatty acid composition
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Simonsiella
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Classification
;
Discriminant analysis
;
Canonical variables
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Gas-liquid chromatography of methyl esters of bound fatty acids extracted from the cells of 48 Simonsiella strains showed that these aerobic, gliding, multicellular-filamentous bacteria have fatty acid profiles of the pattern considered typical of Gramnegative eubacteria. All strains contained predominantly tetradecanoic acid (29.5%), 9-hexadecenoic acid (22.2%), an unidentified acid with an equivalent chain length of approximately 20 carbon atoms (15.8%), and dodecanoic acid (11.4%). Discriminant analysis of the mean relative percentages of 12 fatty acids correctly assigned 94% of the strains to groups based on their source of origin (i.e., the oral cavities of sheep, cat, human or dog); the relative amounts of only 3 of the fatty acids (9-octadecenoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, and tetradecanoic acid) provided most of this discrimination.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00492027
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