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. 1971 Apr;21(4):628–632. doi: 10.1128/am.21.4.628-632.1971

Fatty Acids of Mycobacterium kansasii

Charles O Thoen 1,2,3,1, Alfred G Karlson 1,2,3, Ralph D Ellefson 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC377244  PMID: 5575567

Abstract

The cellular fatty acids of 35 strains of Mycobacterium kansasii isolated from clinical material were analyzed to establish properties by which we could identify and characterize these acid-fast microorganisms. The fatty acids were extracted from cells grown in liquid synthetic media, and they were analyzed as methyl esters by gas-liquid chromatography. The fatty acid profiles of all strains were similar. They differed from fatty acid profiles of other mycobacteria by their content of a saturated fatty acid with a methyl group at C2.

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