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. 1999 Feb;65(2):853–855. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.2.853-855.1999

TABLE 1.

Whole-cell fatty acid compositions of R. opacus GM-14, GM-29, and 1CP grown in KSN medium with different compounds as the sole carbon sources

Fatty acid(s) Relative content (%) of fatty acid(s) in cells of strain:
GM-14
GM-29
1CP
Fructosea Phenolb 4-Chloro-phenolc Benzenea Chloro-benzeneb Fructosea Phenolb Benzenea Toluenea Fructosea Phenolb 4-Chloro-phenolc
9:0-13:0 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.4 4.1 0.7 0.8 3.7 3.6 0.8 0.7 0.6
14:0 2.6 2.9 2.7 5.8 4.8 3.5 2.5 4.8 6.4 3.0 1.9 2.1
15:0 5.9 12.2 9.4 18.3 16.6 3.2 10.5 18.7 11.0 3.6 5.2 7.2
16:0 30.1 23.1 23.1 27.2 21.6 31.9 25.0 20.9 30.8 31.7 19.7 20.7
17:0 4.8 7.4 7.1 10.5 8.6 1.8 8.6 8.5 6.5 3.6 5.0 7.0
18:0 4.4 2.5 2.8 4.0 3.6 1.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 3.5 1.3 2.1
19:0 <0.5 0.8 1.6 2.7 1.7 <0.5 0.8 1.6 1.3 <0.5 1.3 1.3
Minor saturated <0.5 NDd 1.0 1.7 1.6 ND <0.5 1.4 1.0 ND 0.9 1.8
Sum of straight saturated 48.8 49.9 48.5 72.6 62.6 42.9 51.1 62.1 63.0 46.5 35.9 42.8
16:1 (ω 7c) 7.9 2.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 15.5 3.9 1.7 4.5 8.8 1.3 1.4
16:1 (ω 7t) 4.8 8.3 10.8 2.4 3.7 5.2 5.3 4.3 2.9 4.8 17.5 10.4
17:1 (ω 8c) 13.1 9.8 4.2 2.4 2.4 8.5 7.6 5.0 5.2 8.9 5.2 1.9
17:1 (ω 5c) ND 0.8 1.8 0.1 0.9 ND 0.6 0.9 <0.5 ND 2.9 2.8
18:1 (ω 9c) 20.0 7.3 4.8 2.7 3.6 22.5 7.9 2.2 6.5 25.0 4.9 2.2
19:1 0.8 2.2 1.8 3.7 5.9 <0.5 2.0 3.7 2.9 0.7 1.2 1.3
Minor unsaturated 1.7 3.5 3.2 2.1 2.7 1.3 1.9 2.7 3.1 2.1 2.3 2.9
Sum of unsaturated 48.8 34.2 27.6 14.3 20.1 54.2 29.5 20.4 25.5 50.3 35.3 22.9
10-Me-16:0 <0.5 1.2 0.8 1.6 1.9 0.5 3.0 2.6 1.7 0.4 0.3 3.2
10-Me-17:0 0.9 6.4 6.4 3.9 4.1 0.5 6.9 7.7 3.5 0.8 7.1 8.5
10-Me-18:0 1.3 6.9 14.2 5.2 8.3 1.9 9.3 5.5 5.3 2.0 18.5 17.5
10-Me-19:0 ND 0.9 2.8 1.9 2.8 ND <0.5 1.7 1.0 ND 2.9 5.1
Sum of branched chain 2.4 15.4 24.1 12.7 17.1 2.9 19.6 17.6 11.5 3.2 28.8 34.3
Total 100 99.5 100 99.6 99.8 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
a

The substrate concentration was 1.0 g liter−1

b

The substrate concentration was 0.5 g liter−1

c

The substrate concentration was 0.1 g liter−1

d

ND, not detectable.