Table 3.
Fatty acid composition of Bacillus cereus strain IIIJ3-1 and taxonomically related Bacillus species
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroxy- fatty acids | ||||||||||||
| 2-OH C10:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-OH C12:0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-OH C12:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-OH C14:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-OH C14:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-OHC15:0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | – |
| 2-OH C16:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Branched chain iso fatty acids | ||||||||||||
| iC12:0 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + |
| iC13:0 | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| iC14:0 | – | + | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| iC15:0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| iC16:0 | + | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| iC17:0 | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | – | + |
| Branched chain anteiso fatty acids | ||||||||||||
| aC13:0 | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| aC15:0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| aC17:0 | – | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| aC17:1 | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) | ||||||||||||
| C11:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C12:0 | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | + |
| C14:0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| C15:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | f |
| C16:0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| C17:0 | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | f |
| C18:0 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | + |
| C19:0 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) | ||||||||||||
| C18:1 | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | f |
| C16:1ω7cOH | – | nr | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | – |
| C16:1ω11c | – | f | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – |
| nC16:1 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + |
| iC16:2 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| nC16:2 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| nC17:1 | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C18:29,12 | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Strains 1. IIIJ3–1 (present study); 2. B. cereus ATCC 14579 [54]; 3. B-17, 4. B-19, 5. B-82,(3,4,5) – [58, 59]; 6. B. toyonensis BCT-7112T; 7, B. cereus CECT 148T; 8. B. thuringiensis CECT 197T; 9. B. mycoides CECT 4128T; 10. B. pseudomycoides CECT 7065T;; 11. B. weihenstephanensis LMG 18989T;12. B. cytotoxicus) (6–12) [60]. (+ : presence, −: absence and f: faint peak for FAME obtained, nr: no report)