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. 1983 Nov;18(5):1073–1078. doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.5.1073-1078.1983

Cellular fatty acid composition of Pseudomonas marginata and closely associated bacteria.

S B Dees, D G Hollis, R E Weaver, C W Moss
PMCID: PMC272844  PMID: 6643659

Abstract

The cellular fatty acid compositions of the lectotype strain and four clinical isolates of Pseudomonas marginata were determined by gas-liquid chromatography and compared with 11 strains of the Centers for Disease Control Pseudomonas-like group 2, which are similar to P. marginata in a number of conventional biochemical tests. Isolates of P. marginata were readily distinguished from Pseudomonas-like group 2 by the presence of a C17:0 cyclopropane acid and hydroxy acids 3-OH-C14:0, 2-OH-C16:0, 3-OH-C16:0, and 2-OH-C18:1, whereas strains of Pseudomonas-like group 2 contained C16:1 delta 9 as a major acid with small amounts of 3-OH-C12:0 and 2-OH-C14:0 acids. Our data show that cellular fatty acid composition provides useful additional information that can be combined with selected conventional tests to provide a more reliable and rapid identification of P. marginata and related bacteria.

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