Fig 1.
Structures of major fatty acids and staphyloxanthin of the S. aureus cell membrane.
Fig 2.
Pathway of phospholipid biosynthesis and the incorporation of exogenous and endogenous fatty acids in S. aureus.
Fig 3.
Membrane fatty acid composition of S. aureus strain JE2 cells grown in different media.
Membrane fatty acid composition of log phase S. aureus strain JE2 cells grown in BHI, TSB, MH broth, LB and fetal bovine serum were summarized into the various common classes of fatty acids. Figure shows representative data from at least three independent experiments.
Fig 4.
Membrane fatty acid composition of S. aureus strain SH1000 cells grown in different media.
Membrane fatty acid composition of log phase S. aureus strain SH1000 cells grown in BHI, TSB, MH broth, LB and fetal bovine serum were summarized into the various common classes of fatty acids. Figure shows representative data from at least three independent experiments.
Fig 5.
Influence of growth environment on the carotenoid content of S. aureus.
The strains, JE2 (red columns) and SH1000 (green columns), were grown in different growth media and the carotenoid content was estimated after extraction by warm methanol. Different letters indicate significant differences in the carotenoid content.
Fig 6.
Influence of growth environment on the membrane fluidity of S. aureus cells.
The strains, JE2 (red columns) and SH1000 (green columns), were grown in the different media to mid exponential phase and membrane anisotropy was measured by fluorescence polarization. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences in the fluorescence polarization values.