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. 1968 Jul;96(1):1-5.
doi: 10.1128/jb.96.1.1-5.1968.

Fatty acid composition of Neisseria species as determined by gas chromatography

V J Lewis, R E Weaver, D G Hollis

Fatty acid composition of Neisseria species as determined by gas chromatography

V J Lewis et al. J Bacteriol. 1968 Jul.

Abstract

Duplicate cultures of 53 strains representing 9 species of Neisseria were analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography for cellular fatty acids. N. sicca, N. mucosa, N. flava, N. flavescens, N. perflava, N. subflava, and the several serotypes of N. meningitidis examined were found to comprise a fairly homogeneous group on the basis of the percentages of individual fatty acids present. Lactose-fermenting Neisseria also were in this group. N. catarrhalis, however, contained decanoic acid in addition to the acids occurring in the other species. Moreover, the 18 C-saturated and monoenoic acids together constituted 36% of the total fatty acid composition for N. catarrhalis, while the comparable mean value for the other species was less than 13%.

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