Research Article
Impact of Deficiencies in Branched-Chain Fatty Acids and Staphyloxanthin in Staphylococcus aureus
Table 3
Major membrane fatty acids of S. aureus strains.
| | Wild-type SH1000 | crtM mutant | lpdA mutant | crtM:lpdA |
| C10:0 | 0.72 ± 0.20 | 0.66 ± 0.13 | 0.64 ± 0.40 | 0.67 ± 0.39 |
| C12:0 | 0.60 ± 0.10 | 0.60 ± 0.09 | 0.56 ± 0.05 | 0.55 ± 0.04 |
| C13:0 iso | 0.25 ± 0.20 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.42 ± 0.17 | 0.37 ± 0.17 |
| Iso C14:0 | 2.60 ± 0.40 | 2.68 ± 0.20 | 8.13 ± 0.44 | 10.5 ± 0.33 |
| C14:0 | 1.55 ± 0.40 | 1.61 ± 0.21 | 9.67 ± 1.92 | 7.62 ± 2.30 |
| Iso C15:0 | 13.5 ± 0.90 | 13.59 ± 0.61 | 3.27 ± 0.05 | 3.81 ± 0.21 |
| Anteiso C15:0 | 35.4 ± 2.60 | 35.5 ± 1.70 | 17.1 ± 5.93 | 19.4 ± 5.70 |
| Iso C16:0 | 3.65 ± 0.30 | 3.64 ± 0.10 | 3.28 ± 0.76 | 4.55 ± 1.30 |
| C16:0 | 6.20 ± 0.30 | 6.66 ± 0.22 | 16.2 ± 2.07 | 14.9 ± 2.34 |
| Iso C17:0 | 4.14 ± 0.30 | 4.00 ± 0.13 | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 0.54 ± 0.14 |
| Anteiso C17:0 | 7.86 ± 0.90 | 7.28 ± 0.57 | 1.65 ± 0.86 | 2.02 ± 1.20 |
| C17:0 | 0.42 ± 0.03 | 0.36 ± 0.05 | 0.66 ± 0.10 | 0.27 ± 0.08 |
| Iso C18:0 | 0.89 ± 0.10 | 0.85 ± 0.02 | 0.55 ± 0.19 | 0.66 ± 0.25 |
| C18:0 | 12.0 ± 0.70 | 12.6 ± 0.59 | 20.9 ± 1.58 | 18.9 ± 2.23 |
| Anteiso C19:0 | 1.11 ± 0.04 | 0.96 ± 0.05 | 0.35 ± 0.04 | 0.28 ± 0.13 |
| C19:0 | 0.58 ± 0.02 | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 0.75 ± 0.11 | 1.21 ± 0.19 |
| C20:0 | 5.44 ± 0.60 | 5.68 ± 0.89 | 10.7 ± 1.31 | 6.47 ± 0.92 |
| Anteiso fatty acids | 44.4 | 43.7 | 19.0 | 21.7 |
| Iso fatty acids | 26.3 | 26.2 | 16.1 | 20.4 |
| BCFA | 70.7 | 69.9 | 35.1 | 42.1 |
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