Journal article

Publication year: 1994

Pages: 844-850

Journal: Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volume number: 40

Issue number: 10

ISSN: 0008-4166

eISSN: 1480-3275

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1139/m94-134

Publisher: Canadian Science Publishing

Abstract: 
A chemotaxonomic study was carried out on representative strains of 13 Aeromonas genomic species. Quinone, polyamine, and fatty acid patterns were found to be very useful for an improved characterization of the genus and an improved differentiation from members of the families Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae. The Q-8-benzoquinone was the predominant ubiquinone, and putrescine and diaminopropane were the major polyamines of the genus. The fatty acid patterns of 181 strains, all characterized by DNA-DNA hybridization, showed a great homogeneity within the genus, with major amounts of hexadecanoic acid (16:0), hexadecenoic acid (16:1), and octadecenoic acid (18:1), and minor amounts of the hydroxylated fatty acids (3-OH 13:0, 2-OH 14:0, 3-OH 14:0) in addition to some iso and anteiso branched fatty acids (i-13:0, i-17:1, i-17:0, and a-17:0). Although some differences in fatty acid profiles between the genomic species could be observed, a clearcut differentiation of all species was not possible.

Harvard Citation style: Kämpfer, P., Blasczyk, K. and Auling, G. (1994) Characterization of Aeromonas genomic species by using quinone, polyamine, and fatty acid patterns., Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 40(10), pp. 844-850. https://doi.org/10.1139/m94-134

APA Citation style: Kämpfer, P., Blasczyk, K., & Auling, G. (1994). Characterization of Aeromonas genomic species by using quinone, polyamine, and fatty acid patterns.. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 40(10), 844-850. https://doi.org/10.1139/m94-134