Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles

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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Main Authors: Marcelo E Fraga, Djalva Maria N Santana, Mario Jorge Gatti, Gloria Maria Direito, Lilia R Cavaglieri, Carlos Alberto R Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Aspergillus spp.
fungi
taxonomy
fatty acid
multivariate analysis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000600005

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