Open AccessDifferentiation of Some Enterococci by Gas Chromatography
Author(s) -
Charles Fredrick Amstein,
Paul A. Hartman
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.113.1.38-41.1973
Subject(s) - biology , streptococcus , fatty acid , enterococcus faecium , gas chromatography , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcaceae , biochemistry , chromatography , antibiotics , chemistry , genetics
Relative fatty acid compositions of 37 enterococci were examined by gas chromatography.Streptococcus faecalis, S. faecium , andS. faecium var.durans yielded similar fatty acid patterns. Strains ofS. faecium var.casseliflavus , and a motile yellow-pigmented streptococcus, contained very low levels of C19:0 cyclopropane fatty acid and four unidentified components, compared to the other strains of enterococci examined. There were no significant differences in the fatty acid patterns of enterococci grouped according to plant, animal, or human source.
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