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Table 1 FAME activity in tested bacteria

From: Characterization of fatty acid modifying enzyme activity in staphylococcal mastitis isolates and other bacteria

Species

No. of strains tested

No. of strains with FAME activity (%)

Relative range of FAME activity at 25 h

S. aureus

6

5 (83)

0–187*

Escherichia coli

2

0 (0)

0

Streptococcus uberis

1

0 (0)

0

Coagulase Negative Staphylococci

S. capitis

1

1 (100)

19–47*

S. caprae

3

3(100)

13–42*

S. chromogenes

15

4(27)

0–22*

S. epidermidis

2

2 (100)

4–6*

S. equorum

1

0 (0)

0

S. gallinarum

1

0 (0)

0

S. haemolyticus

8

4 (50)

0–21*

S. hominis

1

1 (100)

1–10*

S. hyicus

3

2 (67)

0–7*

S. sciuri

2

0 (0)

0

S. simulans

5

5 (100)

10–35*

S. succinus

2

1 (50)

0–5*

S. xylosus

6

4 (67)

0–172*

Total CNS

50

27 (54)

0–172

  1. *Percent esterification compared to a standard with significant activity P < 0.05 from negative control.