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Isoprenoid quinone composition of representatives of the genus Campylobacter

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The isoprenoid quinone composition of 17 strains representing nine species or sub-species of the genus Campylobacter was investigated. All strains produced similar respiratory quinone patterns consisting of unsaturated menaquinones with six isoprene units and a novel unidentified quinone. Mass spectral analysis indicate the unknown compound has six isoprene units and a formula C42H58O2. The present study indicates respiratory quinones may be useful generic markers for Campylobacter.

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Collins, M.D., Costas, M. & Owen, R.J. Isoprenoid quinone composition of representatives of the genus Campylobacter . Arch Microbiol 137, 168–170 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414461

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