Isoprenoid quinone composition of representatives of the genusCampylobacter

✍ Scribed by Matthew David Collins; Menelaos Costas; Robert John Owen

• Book ID: 104764797
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 232 KB
• Volume: 137
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0302-8933
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00414461

✦ Synopsis

The isoprenoid quinone composition of 17 strains representing nine species or sub-species of the genus Campylobacter was investigated. All strains produced similar respiratory quinone patterns consisting of unsaturated menaquinones with six isoprene units and a novel unidentified quinone. Mass spectral analysis indicate the unknown compound has six isoprene units and a formula C42H5802. The present study indicates respiratory quinones may be useful generic markers for Campylobacter.