Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles
Cellular fatty acid (FA) composition was utilized as a taxonomic tool to discriminate between different Aspergillus species. Several of the tested species had the same FA composition and different relative FA concentrations. The most important FAs were palmitic acid (C16:0), estearic acid (C18:0), o...
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| author | Marcelo E Fraga Djalva Maria N Santana Mario Jorge Gatti Gloria Maria Direito Lilia R Cavaglieri Carlos Alberto R Rosa |
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| description | Cellular fatty acid (FA) composition was utilized as a taxonomic tool to discriminate between different Aspergillus species. Several of the tested species had the same FA composition and different relative FA concentrations. The most important FAs were palmitic acid (C16:0), estearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and linoleic acid (C18:2), which represented 95% of Aspergillus FAs. Multivariate data analysis demonstrated that FA analysis is a useful tool for differentiating species belonging to genus Aspergillus. All the species analyzed showed significantly FA acid profiles (p < 0.001). Furthermore, it will be possible to distinguish among Aspergillus spp. in the Flavi Section. FA composition can serve as a useful tool for the identification of filamentous fungi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9210faa442a42839daed1a7f4d8869c2023-08-02T08:19:31ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602008-09-01103654054410.1590/S0074-02762008000600005Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profilesMarcelo E FragaDjalva Maria N SantanaMario Jorge GattiGloria Maria DireitoLilia R CavaglieriCarlos Alberto R RosaCellular fatty acid (FA) composition was utilized as a taxonomic tool to discriminate between different Aspergillus species. Several of the tested species had the same FA composition and different relative FA concentrations. The most important FAs were palmitic acid (C16:0), estearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and linoleic acid (C18:2), which represented 95% of Aspergillus FAs. Multivariate data analysis demonstrated that FA analysis is a useful tool for differentiating species belonging to genus Aspergillus. All the species analyzed showed significantly FA acid profiles (p < 0.001). Furthermore, it will be possible to distinguish among Aspergillus spp. in the Flavi Section. FA composition can serve as a useful tool for the identification of filamentous fungi.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000600005Aspergillus spp.fungitaxonomyfatty acidmultivariate analysis |
| spellingShingle | Marcelo E Fraga Djalva Maria N Santana Mario Jorge Gatti Gloria Maria Direito Lilia R Cavaglieri Carlos Alberto R Rosa Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Aspergillus spp. fungi taxonomy fatty acid multivariate analysis |
| title | Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles |
| title_full | Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles |
| title_short | Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles |
| title_sort | characterization of aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles |
| topic | Aspergillus spp. fungi taxonomy fatty acid multivariate analysis |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000600005 |
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