Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry of Mycobacterial Mycolic Acid Methyl Esters and Its Application to the Identification of Mycobacterium leprae
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Microbiology
- Vol. 132 (12) , 3403-3406
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-132-12-3403
Abstract
Pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of methyl mycolates form 32 species of mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium leprae, was carried out. The mycobacteria could be classified into four groups in respect of the fatty acid ester patterns detected within the range of C20 to C26. The applicability of this pyrolysis-gas chromatographic method for identifying M. leprae is discussed.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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