[Study of the sugar composition of Conidiobolus strains saprophytic or pathogenic to man and animal].
The composition in the cell wall sugars of 13 strains of Conidiobolus coronatus and 1 strain of Conidiobolus incongruus has been determined. Glucose and mannose were found to be the main sugars. The study of the ratio mannose/glucose has shown that there are 3 groups of strains. The first group which contains the strain of C. coronatus isolated from man or chimpanzee is characterized by a ratio lying between 0.92 and 1.3. The second group containing the strains of C. coronatus isolated from horse lesion or from soil is characterized by a ratio lying between 2.7 and 4.1. The last group which contains C. incongruus whose ratio mannose/glucose is 0.44. These results suggest the existence of two groups among the strains of C. coronatus. Lethal temperature of each strain and eventual presence of villosus spores are also mentioned.
D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis*; D005658:Fungi / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008358:Mannose / Q000032:analysis; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity
D002241:Carbohydrates; D005947:Glucose; D008358:Mannose
Etudes de la composition en sucres de souches de Conidiobolus saprophytes ou pathogènes pour l'homme et l'animal.