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Supplementary Fig. S1. One-dimensional TLC of polar
lipids of strains TU-7
T,
Rubritepida flocculans H-8
Tand
Albidovulum inexpectatum FRR-10
T. Lipids were stained by spraying with 5 %
molydbatophosphoric acid in ethanol followed by heating at 160
°C. DPG, Diphosphatidylglycerol; PE,
phosphatidylethnolamine; PG, phosphatidylglycerol; PC,
phosphatidylcholine; AL, aminolipid.
Supplementary Table S1. Mean fatty acid composition of
strain TU-7
Tgrown at 50 °C.
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