Capillary gas chromatographic analysis of mycolic acid cleavage products, cellular fatty acids, and alcohols of Mycobacterium xenopi.
The fatty acids, alcohols, and mycolic acids of 26 strains of Mycobacterium xenopi were studied by capillary gas chromatography and thin-layer chromatography. All strains contained alpha-, keto-, and omega-carboxymycolates. The primary mycolic acid cleavage product was hexacosanoic acid. The fatty acid patterns and, especially, the presence of 2-docosanol are characteristic markers of M. xenopi.
Luquin
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Departamento de Microbiología, Hospital de la Sta., Cruz y San Pablo, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad, Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Lopez
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Ausina
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D000438:Alcohols / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000032:analysis*; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*
D000438:Alcohols; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009171:Mycolic Acids