title: Fatty acid composition of Neisseria species as determined by gas chromatography.
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%.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000032:analysis*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids