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J Bacteriol. 1969 August; 99(2): 366-370
Copyright © 1969 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Fatty Acids in the Lipids of Marine and Terrestrial Nitrifying Bacteria¹

^a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543

ABSTRACT

Fatty acids in the lipids of 19 marine and terrestrial nitrifying bacteria have been analyzed. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria have a very simple acid composition; palmitic and palmitoleic acid account for 96 to 100% of the total acids. The fatty acids of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria cover a wider range, from C₁₄ to C₁₉, but from two to four acids still account for more than 80% of the total acids. Branched iso- and anteiso-acids are present in traces only in 2 of the 19 bacteria. The chemical and morphological similarity between blue-green algae and these bacteria is discussed.

² Present address: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074.

¹ Contribution 2308 of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass.

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