MEMBRANE FATTY-ACID ANALYSIS OF ANTARCTIC BACTERIA

Authors
ROTERT KR TOSTE AP STEIERT JG
Citation
Kr. Rotert et al., MEMBRANE FATTY-ACID ANALYSIS OF ANTARCTIC BACTERIA, FEMS microbiology letters, 114(3), 1993, pp. 253-257
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781097
Volume
114
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
253 - 257
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(1993)114:3<253:MFAOAB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Randomly selected strains of a bacterial collection of marine sea-ice bacteria from Antarctica were analyzed to obtain a profile of the memb rane fatty acids. Results showed that short chain saturated and unsatu rated fatty acids were more common in the psychrotrophs when compared to psychrophiles. In contrast, branched-chain fatty acids were more ab undant in the psychrophiles.