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Fatty acids of a non-pigmented, thermophilic bacterium similar to Thermus aquaticus

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The fatty acid composition of a recently isolated, extreme thermophilic bacterium of the genus Thermus has been determined and has been shown to be significantly different from that of Thermus aquaticus YT-1 when the two bacteria were grown under the same cultural conditions.

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  1. Department of Geology, Indiana University, 47401, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

    Thomas J. Jackson, Robert F. Ramaley & Warren G. Meinschein

  2. Department of Microbiology, Indiana University, 47401, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

    Thomas J. Jackson, Robert F. Ramaley & Warren G. Meinschein

  3. Atlantic Richfield Company, EXP 156, P. O. Box 2819, 75221, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Thomas J. Jackson

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Jackson, T.J., Ramaley, R.F. & Meinschein, W.G. Fatty acids of a non-pigmented, thermophilic bacterium similar to Thermus aquaticus . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 88, 127–133 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00424766

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