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Chromatographic Analysis of Bacterial Cellular Components

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A major application of chromatography in microbiology has been the study of the chemical composition of microorganisms. Data from these studies have demonstrated the value of chemical information for differentiation of closely related groups or species of microorganisms. The chemical classes studied in greatest detail are cellular fatty acids (and other lipids) and respiratory quinones. Methodology and chromatographic techniques for determination of these compounds and examples of their usefulness in taxonomy are discussed in this report.

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  1. Division of Bacterial Diseases, Biochemistry Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, 30333, Atlanta, GA, USA

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    K.-O. Habermehl

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Moss, C.W. (1985). Chromatographic Analysis of Bacterial Cellular Components. In: Habermehl, KO. (eds) Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology and Immunology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69943-6_31

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