Characterization of novel long-chain 1,2-diols in Thermus species and demonstration that Thermus strains contain both glycerol-linked and diol- linked glycolipids

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 6154-6162

  Wait, Robin ^a   Carreto, Laura ^b   Nobre, M Fernanda ^b   Ferreira, Ana Margarida ^b   Da Costa, Milton S ^b,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c Departamento de Bioquímica   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; GLYCOL; GLYCOLIPID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPOLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROFLEXUS AURANTIACUS; THERMOMICROBIUM ROSEUM; THERMUS; THERMUS FILIFORMIS; THERMUS OSHIMAI; THERMUS SCOTODUCTUS;

EID: 0030884118     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.19.6154-6162.1997     Document Type: Article

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