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Establishment of 2-docosanol as a cellular marker compound in the identification of Mycobacterium xenopi
L Larsson1, J Jiménez, P Valero-Guillén
1Department of Medical Microbiology, Lund University Hospital, Sweden.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
Sixteen strains of Mycobacterium xenopi were studied by gas chromatography and thin-layer chromatography. Data on the cellular fatty acids, fatty alcohols, mycolic acids, and glycolipids indicated that this bacterium possesses a specific lipid composition. 2-Docosanol, detected in all studied strains, was found to constitute a useful chemical marker in the identification of M. xenopi.