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Oleic acid transformations by selected strains of Sphingobacterium thalpophilum and Bacillus cereus from composted manure

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In a survey of 186 randomly selected microbial strains isolated from composted manure, 63 transformed oleic acid into three types of products: hydroxy fatty acid, fatty amide, and less polar oleyl lipid. Selection of oleic acid-transforming microorganisms was enhanced in nutrient agar supplemented with 0.1% (vol/vol) oleic acid at pH 7.2. Most of the 63 diverse isolates elicited inconsistent and poorly reproduced transformations. However, strains 142b (NRRL B-14797) transformed oleic acid to 10-hydroxystearic acid consistently, and strain 229b (NRRL B-14812) produced an octadecenamide. Taxonomic studies indicated that NRRL strain B-14797, possessing 1,3-dihydroxy-2-amino-15-methylhexadecane and sphinganine bases, was closely related to Sphingobacterium thalpophilum, and NRRL B-14812 was identified as Bacillus cereus.

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  1. Oil Chemical Research, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 61604, Peoria, IL, USA

    Tsuneo Kaneshiro & Marvin O. Bagby

  2. Microbial Properties Research, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 61604, Peoria, IL, USA

    Lawrence K. Nakamura

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Kaneshiro, T., Nakamura, L.K. & Bagby, M.O. Oleic acid transformations by selected strains of Sphingobacterium thalpophilum and Bacillus cereus from composted manure. Current Microbiology 31, 62–67 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00294636

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