TABLE 2.
Cellular fatty acid composition of B. forsythus isolates
| Fatty acid | Composition (%)a in B. forsythus isolates
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bite wound | Monkey oral | ATCC 43037 | |
| 15:0 anteiso FAME | 49.2 (41.1–55.5) | 12.2 (9.0–14.3) | 47.1 |
| 16:0 FAME | − | 13.0 (10.6–14.7) | |
| 16:0 3OH FAME | 8.6 (4.5–13.7) | − | 8.5 |
| 17:0 ante 3OH FAME | 8.1 (8.0–8.7) | − | − |
| 18:0 FAME | − | 20.8 (17.1–23.9) | |
| 18:2 cis-9-FAME | − | 17.6 (16.7–19.3) | − |
| 18:1 cis-9-FAME | − | 15.6 (13.5–18.0) | |
| Summed feature 11b | 15.3 (9.0–26.2) | − | 17.8 |
| Summed feature 3b | 8.5 | ||
a
Values are expressed as mean percentages of the total acids; the range of values for species in the genus is given in parentheses. The compounds included are those that occurred at levels of ≥5% of the total in one or more of the species. −, not present.
b
Either the sum of two products that elute closely together or a sum of the two peaks forms a more stable product and cannot be distinguished from each other. Summed feature 11 is 17:0 iso OH FAME or 18:2 DMA; summed feature 3 is 15:0 isoacid or aldehyde.