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. 1974 Dec;28(6):1088–1089. doi: 10.1128/am.28.6.1088-1089.1974

Comparison of the Sphingolipid Content of Rumen Bacteroides Species

Joseph E Kunsman 1, Daniel R Caldwell 1
PMCID: PMC186892  PMID: 4476196

Abstract

Ten strains of Bacteroides ruminicola were found to contain phosphosphingolipids. Four strains of Bacteroides amylophilus and one strain each of Bacteroides succinogenes and Bacteroides sp. were devoid of phosphosphingolipids.

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