PHYLOGENETIC INFLUENCES IN MICROBIAL HYDROXYLATION OF TERPENOIDS

Forty strains of bacteria and 60 of fungi were screened with globulol, 1,8-cineol and cedrol and the strains compared, on the basis of the r esulting products, using multivariate analyses. The taxonomic position of the strains is mirrored in their biotransformation capability. Fun gi and bacteria, fungal phyla, and Gram-positive and -negative bacteri a could all be distinguished in a discriminant analysis using 12 subst rates. Hierarchical clustering yielded five groups of strains with dis tinct biotransformation activity. Such clustering will allow a more ef ficient screening than before.