TABLE 2.
Whole-cell fatty acid compositions of strains T103, T104, M. komossense, and M. aurum
| Fatty acid | % of total (coefficient of variation [n = 2]) in:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strain T103 | Strain T104 | M. komossense (ATCC 33013) | M. auruma | |
| Decanoic acid | 1.98 (1.1) | 1.49 (3.8) | NDb | ND |
| Dodecanoic acid | 2.11 (1.0) | 1.64 (5.1) | 0.25 (2.9) | ND |
| Tetradecanoic acid | 6.58 (0.4) | 7.25 (4.1) | 8.18 (2.4) | 5.93 |
| Pentadecanoic acid | 0.79 (5.4) | 0.45 (1.6) | 0.34 (8.3) | ND |
| cis-7-Hexadecenoic acid | 0.70 (1.0) | 0.76 (15.9) | 0.95 (9.7) | 2.19 |
| cis-9-Hexadecenoic acid | 2.63 (0.0) | 2.36 (2.7) | 2.34 (1.2) | ND |
| cis-10-Hexadecenoic acid | 4.70 (4.1) | 5.09 (10.4) | 8.11 (0.5) | 5.58 |
| Hexadecanoic acid | 22.93 (0.0) | 23.02 (0.5) | 27.2 (0.6) | 30.12 |
| Summed feature 1c | 0.78 (12.7) | 1.14 (3.1) | 0.85 (2.5) | ND |
| Summed feature 2d | 14.68 (3.2) | 19.69 (0.1) | 12.15 (6.1) | 10.01 |
| Heptadecanoic acid | ND | ND | 0.24 (9.0) | ND |
| cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid | 0.85 (5.0) | 0.89 (14.3) | 1.00 (2.1) | ND |
| cis-9-Octadecenoic acid | 20.93 (0.6) | 17.98 (5.9) | 16.0 (3.8) | 27.35 |
| cis-11-Octadecenoic acid | 0.61 (3.5) | 0.25 (141.4) | 0.54 (6.6) | ND |
| Octadecanoic acid | 0.87 (12.3) | 1.35 (6.3) | 3.46 (0.6) | 2.66 |
| 10-Methyloctadecanoic acid (tuberculostearic acid) | 10.96 (2.2) | 12.11 (1.7) | 14.98 (1.9) | 9.09 |
| Summed feature 3e | 7.23 (1.0) | 4.05 (3.5) | 3.18 (8.4) | 3.74 |
| Eicosanoic acid | 0.72 (18.8) | 0.51 (8.3) | 0.28 (5.1) | 2.23 |
a
From the Microbial Identification System library.
b
ND, not detected.
c
Summed feature 1 contains 8-methylhexadecanoic acid and 10-methylhexadecanoic acid.
d
Summed feature 2 contains cis-10-heptadecenoic acid, cis-11-heptadecenoic acid, ωcyclopropane 7-8 hexadecanoic acid, and 2-octadecanol.
e
Summed feature 3 contains ωcyclopropane 8-9 octadecanoic acid, ωcyclopropane 10-11 octadecanoic acid, and 2-eicosanol.