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. 1973 Mar;113(3):1121–1126. doi: 10.1128/jb.113.3.1121-1126.1973

Characterization of the Lipids of Six Strains of Bacteroides ruminicola

Joseph E Kunsman 1
PMCID: PMC251672  PMID: 4691387

Abstract

The lipids of six strains of Bacteroides ruminicola were characterized. The nonpolar lipid accounted for 6 to 24% of the total lipid and was composed of diglycerides, triglycerides, and free fatty acids. The phospholipid fraction contained phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphosphingolipids, and trace quantities of phosphatidic acid. In three strains the phosphosphingolipid fraction made up more than half of the total lipid. The fatty acids in the nonpolar, acyl- and phosphosphingolipid consisted of a homologous series of branched and normal chains from 12 to 19 carbons. The long-chain base isolated from the phosphosphingolipids consisted of a homologous series of branched and normal chains from 14 to 24 carbons.

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