Table 3.
Major membrane fatty acid (PLFA) composition of strain SLSR-1
| Fatty Acida | Percent |
|---|---|
| Branched/saturated | |
| 11:0 iso | 3.4 |
| 13:0 iso | 3.2 |
| 15:0 iso | 14.0 |
| 15:0 anteiso | 0.3 |
| 15:0 iso DMA | 3.0 |
| 17:0 iso | 3.9 |
| 17:0 anteiso | 1.7 |
| Total = 29.5 % | |
| Branched/unsaturated | |
| 15:1 iso w9c | 0.8 |
| Total = 0.8 % | |
| Normal/saturated | |
| 12:0 | 6.7 |
| 12:0 DMA | 0.5 |
| 14:0 | 1.4 |
| 14:0 DMA | 0.7 |
| 16:0 | 13.0 |
| 16:0 DMA | 2.8 |
| 16:0 aldehyde | 1.0 |
| 17:0 | 1.5 |
| 18:0 | 13.7 |
| 18:0 DMA | 3.5 |
| Total = 44.8 % | |
| Normal/unsaturated | |
| 16:1 w7c alcohol | 0.4 |
| 16:2 DMA | 0.9 |
| 17:1 w7c | 0.7 |
| 17:1 w6c | 1.4 |
| 18:3 w3c | 1.0 |
| 18:2 w6c | 4.2 |
| 18:1 w9c | 7.7 |
| 18:1 w7c | 1.7 |
| 18:1 w9c DMA | 3.7 |
| 18:1 w7c DMA | 1.2 |
| 19:1 w6c | 0.6 |
| 22:1 w9c | 1.7 |
| Total = 24.9 % | |
| Grand total = 100 % | |
aCarbon number for double bond positions (w) relative to the methyl carbon end of the hydrocarbon chain; DMA refers to dimethyl acetal group occurring at the carboxyl (#1 carbon) end