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. 1993 Jun;59(6):1975–1976. doi: 10.1128/aem.59.6.1975-1976.1993

Effect of Temperature on Fatty Acid Composition of a White Thermus Strain

Katrina M Nordström 1
PMCID: PMC182200  PMID: 16348975

Abstract

A white Thermus sp. strain, NCIMB 11245, showed high levels of anteiso C17:0, anteiso C17:1, normal C16:1, and iso C16:0 with low levels of iso C15:0 + iso C17:0 in comparison to yellow-pigmented strains. The fatty acid composition may be associated with precursor metabolism or the absence of carotene pigmentation.

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