Author | Fraga, Marcelo E. | |
Author | Santana, Djalva Maria N. | |
Author | Gatti, Mario Jorge | |
Author | Direito, Gloria Maria | |
Author | Cavaglieri, Lilia R. | |
Author | Rosa, Carlos Alberto R. | |
Access date | 2018-07-10T12:40:21Z | |
Available date | 2018-07-10T12:40:21Z | |
Document date | 2008 | |
Citation | FRAGA, Marcelo E. et al. Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, v.103, n.6, p.540-544, Sept. 2008. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/27389 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | |
Subject in Portuguese | Fungos | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | taxonomia | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Análise Multivariada | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | ácido graxo | pt_BR |
Title | Characterization of Aspergillus species based on fatty acid profiles | pt_BR |
Type | Article | |
Abstract | Cellular fatty acid (FA) composition was utilized as a taxonomic tool to discriminate between different Aspergillus
species. Several of the tested species had the same FA composition and different relative FA concentrations. The
most important FAs were palmitic acid (C16:0), estearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and linoleic acid (C18:2),
which represented 95% of Aspergillus FAs. Multivariate data analysis demonstrated that FA analysis is a useful tool
for differentiating species belonging to genus Aspergillus. All the species analyzed showed significantly FA acid
profiles (p < 0.001). Furthermore, it will be possible to distinguish among Aspergillus spp. in the Flavi Section. FA
composition can serve as a useful tool for the identification of filamentous fungi. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia Veterinária. Seropédica, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos. Seropédica, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia Veterinária. Seropédica, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales. Rio Cuarto, Córodba, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia Veterinária. Seropédica, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Aspergillus spp | pt_BR |
Subject | fungi | pt_BR |
Subject | taxonomy | pt_BR |
Subject | fatty acid | pt_BR |
Subject | multivariate analysis | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |