TABLE 2.
Classification of fatty acids according to their patterns of changes during growth at cold and warm temperatures for three B. cereus strains ATCC 10876, ATCC 14579T, and MM3.
| Patterns of changes | Changes at cold temperature | Changes at warm temperature | ATCC 10867—12°C | ATCC 14579T—12°C | MM3—10°C |
| ColdA | Increase followed by a decrease | Stable or decrease | i13, a13, a15, n12 | i12, n12, i13, a13, a15 | i12, i13, n14 |
| ColdB | Increase to a plateau or steady increase | Stable or decrease | i14, n15, i16:1 Δ5, n16:1 Δ5, n16:2 Δ5,10, i17:1 Δ5, n18:1 | i14, i16:1 Δ5, n16:1 Δ5, n16:2 Δ5,10, i17:1 Δ5, n18:1 | a13, i14, a15, n16:1 Δ5, n16:2 Δ5,10, n18:1 |
| ColdC | Stable | Decrease | i16:1 Δ5 | ||
| WarmA | Decrease | Stable | i16, i17, a17 | i16:1 Δ10, n16:1 Δ10**, n18, a17:1 Δ10 | i16, i16:1 Δ10***, i17:1 Δ10 |
| WarmB | Stable | Increase | n14, n16*, n16:1 Δ10*, n17 | i16, n16, i17, i18 | n16, a17, a17:1 Δ10 |
| WarmC | Decrease | Increase | i16:1 Δ10, i17:1 Δ10, a17:1 Δ10, i18 | i17:1 Δ10, a17 | |
| ND | Decrease | Decrease | i12, i15 | i15 | i15 |
| NC | No clear change | No clear change | n18 | n14, n15, n17 | n12, n15, n16:1 Δ10, i17, i17:1 Δ5, n17, i18, n18 |
Fatty acids with same patterns of changes for three strains are indicated in bold. *Early and transient increase at cold temperature, relative abundance similar at start and end of cold growth. **Early and transient increase at cold temperature, relative abundance lower at the end than at the start of cold growth. ***Decrease at the very end of the growth period at warm temperature. ND: No difference between behavior at cold and warm temperatures. NC: No clear changes at cold and warm temperatures.