Fatty acids of Mycobacterium kansasii.
The cellular fatty acids of 35 strains of Mycobacterium kansasii isolated from clinical material were analyzed to establish properties by which we could identify and characterize these acid-fast microorganisms. The fatty acids were extracted from cells grown in liquid synthetic media, and they were analyzed as methyl esters by gas-liquid chromatography. The fatty acid profiles of all strains were similar. They differed from fatty acid profiles of other mycobacteria by their content of a saturated fatty acid with a methyl group at C2.
D001216:Asparagine; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003470:Culture Media; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005947:Glucose; D005990:Glycerol; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D013431:Sulfates
D003470:Culture Media; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D013431:Sulfates; D001216:Asparagine; D005947:Glucose; D005990:Glycerol