Abstract
Hopanoid fingerprints allowed to differentiate bacteria formerly connected to the genus Pseudomonas. Whereas all strains related to Pseudomonas and Ralstonia were devoid of any detectable hopanoid, these pentacyclic triterpenoids were found in the Burkholderia species and in related soil isolates, which contained as main hopanoid a bacteriohopanetetrol carbapseudopentose ether, accompanied by significant amounts of its novel Δ6 unsaturated homologue. Unsaturated hopanoids represent an extremely rare feature in soil bacteria and the only known indication for a catabolism of this pentacyclic carbon skeleton in bacteria. Copyright (C) 2000 Federation of European Microbiological Societies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 295-299 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEMS Microbiology Letters |
Volume | 183 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Burkholderia
- Chemotaxonomy
- Hopanoid
- Pseudomonas
- Ralstonia
- Triterpenoid