Carbohydrate patterns, cellular lipoquinones, fatty acids and phospholipids of the genus Pasteurella sensu stricto

The carbohydrate patterns, isoprenoid quinones, fatty acids and phospholipids of the species of the genus Pasteurella sensu stricto were investigated to evaluate their taxonomic significance and their applicability for the identification of these bacteria. Forty-six representative strains of the 11 species of Pasteurella were examined. The data obtained indicated that the carbohydrate patters are species or subspecies specific and may, therefore, become an important and useful diagnostic tool. Fatty acids and phospholipids showed a feature characteristic of the members of the genus and the isoprenoid quinones exhibited a mostly genus-specific feature with remarkable quantitative differences.