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Biochemical properties and fatty acid composition of Mycobacterium haemophilum: study of 16 isolates from Australian patients.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 31 ·No. 1 ·1993-01-00 ·Pages 26-30

Portaels F, Dawson DJ, Larsson L, Rigouts L

Abstract

The biochemical properties and fatty acid compositions of 16 strains of Mycobacterium haemophilum from Australian patients were studied. The strains proved to be indistinguishable from each other but could readily be differentiated from other slowly growing mycobacteria with similar cultural features. Mycolic acid analyses revealed the presence of alpha-, methoxy-, and ketomycolates. The fatty acid composition supports the validity of the fact that M. haemophilum is a distinct species. The fatty acid composition was consistent among the 16 strains, but it was unusual in that there was some resemblance to the fatty acid composition of M. leprae. The wide range of pHs (5.4 to 7.4) that supported growth of M. haemophilum on artificial medium is in keeping with suggestions that M. haemophilum exists in an environmental habitat.

MeSH Terms
Australia Bacterial Typing Techniques Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Thin Layer Fatty Acids/analysis Humans Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Immunocompromised Host Mass Spectrometry Mycobacterium/chemistry,classification Mycolic Acids/analysis Temperature
Chemicals
Fatty Acids Mycolic Acids
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Portaels F
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Dawson D J
Larsson L
Rigouts L
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Abbr.
J Clin Microbiol
ISSN
0095-1137
DOI
10.1128/jcm.31.1.26-30.1993
Published
1993-01-00
Pages
26-30
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505564
PMCID
PMC262615
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.31.1.26-30.1993 PMC Full Text View journal details
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