title: Fatty acid patterns in the classification of some representatives of the families Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae.
abstract: Twenty-three strains representing the families Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae were analysed for fatty acid composition of whole cells by means of glass capillary column gas chromatography. Among the several alternatives tested, cluster analysis based on data normalized to hexadecanoate and logarithmically transformed provided good separations of species, genera and families. Strains from the genera Salmonella, Escherichia, Proteus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Vibrio and Aeromonas were studied.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D010168:Palmitates / Q000032:analysis; D014737:Vibrionaceae / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D010168:Palmitates