Rapid identification of cell wall components as a guide to the classification of aerobic coryneform bacteria from human skin.
J Med Microbiol, 1977/11;10(4):439-45.
PMID: 410934
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Abstract
In a survey of over 1000 isolates of aerobic skin coryneforms from a wide variety of sources, chromatographic methods were used to identify the major cell-wall components in whole-cell hydrolysates. Most of the skin isolates-like members of the genus Corynebacterium--possessed meso-diaminopimelic acid and arabinose. However, substantial numbers of coryneforms apparently resident on the skin did not have this pattern; the sites from which they were isolated suggested that some were derived from the environment whilst others (possessing meso-DAP and galactose but not arabinose as the major wall components) were members of the resident skin flora.
MeSH terms
Actinomycetales; Adult; Amino Acids; Amino Acids, Diamino; Anaerobiosis; Carbohydrates; Cell Wall; Child; Corynebacterium; Humans; Skin
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