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A Study of Fatty Acids as a Taxonomic Tool for Dermatophyte Fungi
Author(s) -
JONES MERIEL G.,
NOBLE W. C.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1981.tb04260.x
Subject(s) - dermatophyte , epidermophyton floccosum , biology , stearic acid , palmitoleic acid , palmitic acid , botany , oleic acid , subgenus , genus , food science , fatty acid , basidiomycota , chemistry , biochemistry , trichophyton , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , antifungal
The fatty acid composition of 64 strains from 15 species of dermatophyte fungi was studied by gas‐liquid chromatography. The percentage amounts of palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acids were measured. These proved to be very similar for all species, with considerable intraspecific variation. As a group, Epidermophyton floccosum strains could be distinguished but individual strains could not be assigned reliably to any species or genus. No significant changes due to age or formaldehyde treatment were noted.