Effet de la temperature d'incubation sur la composition lipidique de Corynebacteriacees du genre Arthrobacter

Lipid composition of three Arthrobacter strains (mesophilic, psychrotrophic, and psychrophilic strains) grown at their optimum growth temperature was studied. Great differences appeared only in the nature of their fatty acids: the psychrophilic strain synthesized less linear acids, C17 acids, and more iso isomers than the other two strains.Incubation of the three strains at temperatures below their optimum resulted in variations only in proportion of the different fatty acids: increase of the ratio of unsaturated, of branched, and of short-chain fatty acids.The relation between lipid composition and ability to grow at temperatures around 0 °C is discussed.