title: Fatty acids of Mycobacterium kansasii.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D013431:Sulfates; D001216:Asparagine; D005947:Glucose; D005990:Glycerol