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Changes in the Fatty‐Acid Profile of Cyanide‐Utilizing Yersinia Species
Author(s) -
Nagarajan Samuthirapandian,
Swaminathan Meenakshisundaram,
Sabarathinam Palaniappan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.200590055
Subject(s) - chemistry , cyanide , fatty acid , yersinia , homogeneous , composition (language) , biochemistry , bacteria , organic chemistry , food science , biology , physics , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , thermodynamics
A cyanide‐utilizing Yersinia species was isolated from the cyanide‐bearing gold‐plating industrial wastewater. Analysis of the fatty acid composition of the organism revealed that it contains large amounts of saturated fatty acids. The unsaturated hydroxy‐ and cyclopropyl‐ring‐bearing fatty acids are present in low concentrations. A comparison of the fatty acid composition with other Yersinia species shows that the genus Yersinia appears homogeneous, and that fatty‐acid data of Yersiniae do not reflect the distance between Yersiniae species.