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  • Title: Rapid differentiation of Streptomyces from Nocardia by liquid chromatography.
    Author: Tisdall PA, Anhalt JP.
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 1979 Oct; 10(4):503-5. PubMed ID: 528683.
    Abstract:
    A liquid chromatographic method is described for analysis of aerobic actinomycetes for isomers of diaminopimelic acid. One or two colonies of organism were hydrolyzed with 6.0 mol of HCl per liter at 121 degrees C for 15 min. The hydrolysate was neutralized and buffered with an NaOH solution (3 mol/liter) containing 0.15 mol of sodium borate per liter. Precolumn derivatization with dansyl chloride was used to form a fluorescent product for detection. Analysis was performed by reversed-phase, ion-pair chromatography. The L-diaminopimelic acid isomer was detected in all 10 strains of Streptomyces tested, and the meso-diaminopimelic acid isomer was detected in all 10 strains of Nocardia tested. Liquid chromatography was compared simultaneously with thin-layer chromatography in the analysis of three strains of aerobic actinomycetes. Liquid chromatography required less growth of the organisms, and analysis was completed within 1 h, compared with the 3 to 5 days required by thin-layer chromatography.
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