The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
Online ISSN : 1349-8037
Print ISSN : 0022-1260
ISSN-L : 0022-1260
THE MENAQUINONE SYSTEM IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF CORYNEFORM AND NOCARDIOFORM BACTERIA AND RELATED ORGANISMS
YUZO YAMADAGORO INOUYEYASUTAKA TAHARAKEIJI KONDÔ
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1976 Volume 22 Issue 4 Pages 203-214

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Thirty-nine cultures were examined for the MK system, which belong to the coryneform genera Corynebacterium, Arthrobacter, Brevibacterium, Micobacterium, and Cellulomonas, and to the actinomycetous genera Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Oerskovia. The coryneform bacteria were found to have the complex quinone systems composed of MK-8, MK-8 (H2), MK-8 (H4), MK-9, MK-9 (H2), MK-9 (H4), and MK-11. The actinomycetous organisms represented the systems of MK-8 (H4), MK-9 (H2), MK-9 (H4), and MK-9 (H6). These results indicate a heterogeneous nature of these organisms. Discussions are made on the classification, especially on several groupings.

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