Table 2.
Fatty acid composition (in percentages) in L. monocytogenes grown in BHI at 37 °C under different conditions. Data shown here are averages of two independent experiments.
| Aerobic | Aerobic +25 mM Propionate | Anaerobic | Anaerobic +25 mM Propionate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:0 Anteiso | 46.24 | 42.15 | 35.65 | 31.8 |
| 17:0 Anteiso | 36.92 | 26.8 | 24.35 | 12.27 |
| Anteiso Total | 83.16 | 68.95 | 60 | 44.07 |
| 14:0 Iso | 0.41 | 0.5 | 0.89 | 0.74 |
| 15:0 Iso | 9.53 | 7.96 | 11.76 | 5.97 |
| 16:0 Iso | 2.19 | 1.92 | 3.21 | 1.33 |
| 17:0 Iso | 3.28 | 2.38 | 4.78 | 1.4 |
| Iso Total | 15.41 | 12.76 | 20.64 | 9.44 |
| Anteiso: Iso Ratio | 5.40 | 5.40 | 2.90 | 4.67 |
| 13 straight | 0 | 0.95 | 0 | 1.71 |
| 15 straight | 0 | 14.27 | 0 | 22.87 |
| 16 straight | 0.66 | 0.65 | 2.21 | 1.81 |
| 17 straight | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 2.23 |
| 18 straight | 0 | 0.16 | 0.44 | 0.59 |
| Straight Total | 0.66 | 17.41 | 2.65 | 29.21 |
| Branched: Straight Ratio | 149.35 | 4.69 | 30.43 | 1.83 |
| 18:1 w9c | 0 | 0.21 | 6.18 | 7.4 |
| 18:2 w6,9c | 0 | 0.21 | 1.72 | 1.88 |
| Unsaturated Total | 0 | 0.42 | 7.9 | 9.28 |