title: Effects of growth pressure and temperature on Fatty Acid composition of a barotolerant deep-sea bacterium.
abstract: The effects of pressure and temperature on the fatty acid composition in a barotolerant deep-sea bacterium that had branched-chain fatty acids were examined. The major fatty acids of the strain at atmospheric pressure were iso-C(15:0), C(16:1), iso-C(17:0), and iso-C(17:1). As the growth pressure increased, the proportion of unsaturated fatty acid increased because of an increase in the proportion of iso-C(17:1). On the other hand, as the growth temperature decreased, the proportion of unsaturated fatty acid increased because of the increase in the proportion of C(16:1) and C(18:1).
authors.affiliation: Government Industrial Research Institute, Chugoku, 2-2-2 Hirosuehiro, Kure, Hiroshima 737-01, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuse
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaoka