Influence of Tween 80 on the mycolic acid composition of three cutaneous corynebacteria |
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| Authors: | J Chevalier M T Pommier A Cremieux G Michel |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Hygiène Microbienne, Immunologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Marseille, France. |
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| Abstract: | Changes in the mycolic acid composition of three cutaneous strains of corynebacteria were caused by the addition of Tween 80 to the culture medium. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry showed that the carbon chain length and the degree of unsaturation had been affected: the levels of corynomycolic acid with 36 carbon atoms and two double bonds increased significantly. |
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