Skip to main content
PMC home page
Journal of Bacteriology logoLink to Journal of Bacteriology
. 1968 Dec;96(6):1935–1939. doi: 10.1128/jb.96.6.1935-1939.1968

Differentiation of Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder and Streptococcus faecium Orla-Jensen Based on the Amino Acid Composition of Their Murein

O Kandler 1, K H Schleifer 1, R Dandl 1
PMCID: PMC252533  PMID: 4972913

Abstract

The amino acid composition of the murein (peptidoglycan) of 75 strains of enterococci was investigated. All strains designated Streptococcus faecalis according to their physiological properties contained the lysine-alanine type of murein; all strains classified as S. faecium contained the lysine-aspartic acid type of murein.

Full text

PDF

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Abo-Elnaga I. G., Kandler O. Zur Taxonomie der Gattung Lactobacillus Beijerinck. I. Das Subgenus Streptobacterium Orla Jensen. Zentralbl Bakteriol Parasitenkd Infektionskr Hyg. 1965 Feb 25;119(1):1–36. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. CHESBRO W. R., EVANS J. B. Factors affecting the growth of enterococci in highly alkaline media. J Bacteriol. 1959 Dec;78:858–862. doi: 10.1128/jb.78.6.858-862.1959. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. DEIBEL R. H., LAKE D. E., NIVEN C. F., Jr PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ENTEROCOCCI AS RELATED TO THEIR TAXONOMY. J Bacteriol. 1963 Dec;86:1275–1282. doi: 10.1128/jb.86.6.1275-1282.1963. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. DEIBEL R. H., NIVEN C. F., Jr PYRUVATE FERMENTATION BY STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS. J Bacteriol. 1964 Jul;88:4–10. doi: 10.1128/jb.88.1.4-10.1964. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. DEIBEL R. H. THE GROUP D STREPTOCOCCI. Bacteriol Rev. 1964 Sep;28:330–366. doi: 10.1128/br.28.3.330-366.1964. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Ghuysen J. M., Bricas E., Leyh-Bouille M., Lache M., Shockman G. D. The peptide N alpha-(L-alanyl-D-isoglutaminyl)-N epsilon-(D-isoasparaginyl)-L-lysyl-D-alanine and the disaccharide N-acetylglucosaminyl-beta-1,4-N-acetylmuramic acid in cell wall peptidoglycan of Streptococcus faecalis strain ATCC 9790. Biochemistry. 1967 Aug;6(8):2607–2619. doi: 10.1021/bi00860a044. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Gunsalus I. C., Niven C. F., Sherman J. M. The Identification of "Streptococcus Lactis R" as a Strain of Streptococcus faecalis. J Bacteriol. 1944 Nov;48(5):611–611. doi: 10.1128/jb.48.5.611-611.1944. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. IKAWA M., SNELL E. E. Cell wall composition of lactic acid bacteria. J Biol Chem. 1960 May;235:1376–1382. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. IKAWA M. The partial chemical degradation of the cell walls of Lactobacillus plantarum, Streptococcus faecalis, and Lactobacillus casei. J Biol Chem. 1961 Apr;236:1087–1092. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Raj H., Colwell R. R. Taxonomy of enterococci by computer analysis. Can J Microbiol. 1966 Apr;12(2):353–362. doi: 10.1139/m66-048. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. SWALLOW D. L., ABRAHAM E. P. Formation of epsilon-(aminosuccinyl)-lysine from epsilon-aspartyl-lysine from bacitracin A, and from the cell of lactobacilli. Biochem J. 1958 Nov;70(3):364–373. doi: 10.1042/bj0700364. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. Schleifer K. H., Kandler O. Zur chemischen Zusammensetzung der Zellwand der Streptokokken. I. Die Aminosäuresequenz des Mureins von Str. thermophilus und Str. faecalis. Arch Mikrobiol. 1967 Jul 6;57(4):335–364. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. Schleifer K. H., Kandler O. Zur chemischen Zusammensetzung der Zellwand der Streptokokken. II. Die Aminosäuresequenz des Mureins von Str. lactis und cremoris. Arch Mikrobiol. 1967 Jul 6;57(4):365–381. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. WHITTENBURY R. THE DIFFERENTIATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS AND S. FAECIUM. J Gen Microbiol. 1965 Feb;38:279–287. doi: 10.1099/00221287-38-2-279. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  15. WHITTENBURY R. THE USE OF SOFT AGAR IN THE STUDY OF CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE UTILIZATION OF FERMENTABLE SUBSTRATES BY LACTIC ACID BACTERIA. J Gen Microbiol. 1963 Sep;32:375–384. doi: 10.1099/00221287-32-3-375. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  16. Williams R. A., Bowden E. The starch-gel electrophoresis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of Streptococcus faecalis, S. faecium and S. durans. J Gen Microbiol. 1968 Feb;50(2):329–336. doi: 10.1099/00221287-50-2-329. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Journal of Bacteriology are provided here courtesy of American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

RESOURCES