Abstract
The 23 representative bacteria were studied for the glucosamine contents which represent the glycolipid content of the cell wall. The distribution of glycolipid in various bacteria was examined and the relationship between the glycolipid contents and the Gram stain was elucidated. The results were as follows: 1. The contents of glucosamine in the glycolipid of Gram negative and variable bacterial cell wall were large ranging from the least 0.04 ${\mu}g$ of Proteus vulgaris to the largest 2.48 ${\mu}g$ of Aerobacter aerogenes. The Gram positive bacteria and only those Gram positive among Bacilli contained less than 0.02 ${\mu}g$ of glucosamine contents. The least glucosamine containing Gram positive bacteria were Corynebacterium sepedonicum and Staphylococcus aureus. It could generally be said that the Gram negative and variable bacteria contain the higher content of glucosamine in the cell wall than the positives. 2. The bacteria were better stained by the Gram solution after the extraction of glycolipid from the cell wall than those without extraction. 3. The four infrared spectra of glycolipids obtained from Aerobacter aerogenes, Bacillus circulans, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Salmonella typhirurium showed all the similar characteristics. All showed the existence of groups; OH, C-O, C-O-C, $CH_2+CH_3$, amide band, fatty acid ester band and ester carbonyl bond.
23종(種)의 대표적(代表約)인 세균(細菌)에 대(對)하여 glucosamine 함량(含量)을 측정(測定)하여 당지질(糖脂質)의 분포(分布)를 조사(調査)하고 당지질(糖脂質)의 함량(含量)과 Gram염색(染色)과의 상관관계(相關關係)를 규명(究明)한바 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. Gram음성균(陰性菌) 및 varieable균(菌)은 그 균체(菌體) 당지질중(糖脂質中) glucosamine함량(含量)이 최소(最少) Proteus vulgaris의 $0.04{\mu}g$에서 부터 최고(最高) Aerobacter aerogenes 의 $2.48{\mu}g$의 범위(範圍)로 분포(分布)되여 있었다. Gram positive균(菌) 및 Bacillus속중(屬中)의 Gram양성균(陽性菌)은 전부(全部) $0.02{\mu}g$ 이하(以下)의 함량(含量)을 갖고 있었다. Gram양성(湯性)인 Corynebacterium sepedonicum 및 Staphylococcus aureaus는 특(特)히 glucosamine함량(含量)이 최소(最少)였다. 이들보다 Gram음성균(陰性菌)은 양성균(湯性菌)과 명확(明確)히 구별(區別)할 수 있을만큼 glucosamine함량(含量)이 많았다. 2. Gram염색(染色)은 당지질(糖脂質) 추출전(抽出前)보다 추출후(抽出後)가 염색(染色)이 더 잘되는 경향(傾向)이였다. 3. Aerobacter aerogenes, Bacillus circulans, Pseudomonas fluorescens 및 Salmonella typhirurium의 4균주(菌株)에서 얻은 당지질(糖脂質)의 적외선(赤外線) spectra는 대체(大體)로 같았으며 다 OH-group C-O, C-O-C, $CH_2+CH_3$, amide 결합(結合), 지방산(脂肪酸) ester 결합(結合), ester carbonyl 결합(結合)의 존재(存在)를 확인(確認)하였다.