Fatty and mycolic acids of Mycobacterium malmoense.
The fatty acids and mycolic acids of 16 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium malmoense were studied by gas chromatography and thin-layer chromatography. All strains contained 2-methyleicosanoic and 2,4,6-trimethyltetracosanoic acids and alpha-, alpha'-, and keto-mycolic acids. The reported findings suggest that lipid analysis is a very useful approach in the species identification of M. malmoense.
Valero-Guillén
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Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Spain.
Martín-Luengo
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Larsson
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Jimenez
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Juhlin
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Portaels
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D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification; D009171:Mycolic Acids / Q000032:analysis*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D009171:Mycolic Acids; C055078:2-methyleicosanoic acid; C055076:2,4,6-trimethyltetracosanoic acid