Open AccessA simple method for differentiation of Propionibacterium acnes and Propionibacterium propionicum
Author(s) -
Mordarska Halina,
Paściak Mariola
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07243.x
Subject(s) - propionibacterium acnes , orcinol , glycolipid , propionibacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , serotype , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
TLC glycolipid profiles of several culture collection and clinical strains of Propionibacterium acnes and Propionibacterium propionicum were examined. The former were characterized by weak orcinol‐positive minor glycolipids of type g, while the others had mainly strong orcinol‐positive major glycolipids of type G. The simple and rapid small scale procedure seemed to be useful for differentiation of these phenotypically similar and genotypically closely related species irrespective of their serotypes.