CHEMICAL AND PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FLAVOBACTERIUM-THALPOPHILUM COMPARED WITH THOSE OF OTHER FLAVOBACTERIUM AND SPHINGOBACTERIUM SPECIES

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DEES, SB [1 ]
CARLONE, GM [1 ]
HOLLIS, D [1 ]
MOSS, CW [1 ]
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[1] CTR DIS CONTROL, CTR INFECT DIS, DIV BACTERIAL DIS, ATLANTA, GA 30333 USA
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY | 1985年 / 35卷 / 01期
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10.1099/00207713-35-1-16
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Seven strains of F. thalpophilum which were isolated from clinical sources were compared with the type strains of S. mizutae and 7 Flavobacterium spp. These 15 strains were examined for 11 biochemical characteristics; minor phenotypic variations were observed for the 7 strains of F. thalpophilum. All 15 strains were characterized by 4 major cellular fatty acids (13-methyltetradecanoate, 2-hydroxy-13-methyltetradecanoate, 3-hydroxy-15-methylhexadecanoate and a monounsaturated 16-C straight-chain acid). Sphingophospholipid long-chain bases were detected in all strains of F. thalpophilum but were not detected in F. balustinum, F. breve, F. indologenes, F. meningosepticum or F. odoratum. F. thalpophilum, F. multivorum, F. spiritivorum and S. mizuate contained major amounts of menaquinone 7 but not menaquinone 6, whereas F. balustinum, F. breve, F. indologenes, F. meningosepticum and F. odoratum contained major amounts of menaquinone 6 but no menaquinone 7. The phenotypic and chemical characteristics of F. thalpophilum indicate a close taxonomic relationship with F. multivorum, F. spiritivorum and S. mizutae.
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