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. 1975 Aug;30(2):193–198. doi: 10.1128/am.30.2.193-198.1975

Neutral Lipids and Phospholipids of Free-Living and Bacteroid Forms of Two Strains of Rhizobium Infective on Lotus pedunculatus

T Gerson 1, J J Patel 1
PMCID: PMC365797  PMID: 16350025

Abstract

The neutral lipids and phospholipids of two strains of rhizobia in their free-living state and in symbiosis with a host plant are described. The principal lipid classes found were the polymer poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, phospholipids, free fatty acids, glycerides, methyl esters, aliphatic alcohols, and hydrocarbons. The lipids include unusual unsaturated methyl-branched and saturated methoxy-branched fatty acids. Most components were found to be common to both forms of both strains, although the proportions varied. A number of strain differences could be discerned.

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