FT-IR for Rapid Discrimination of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria

K�?±ymet Güven; Gül�?�?ah Albayrak; Alaettin Güven; Berna Yaz�?±c

doi:10.4172/2329-9002.1000147

FT-IR for Rapid Discrimination of Halophilic Archaea and Bacteria

Abstract

KÃâÃÂ±ymet Güven, GülÃâ¦ÃÅ¸ah Albayrak, Alaettin Güven and Berna YazÃâÃÂ±c

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was applied for the first time for the discrimination of halophilic prokaryotes. In the current study, halophilic Bacteria and Archaea species were investigated according to their FT-IR profiles. Some of the halophilic isolates collected from Çamalt�?�??�?± Saltern in Turkey were also analyzed and their FT-IR profiles were compared with reference strains. Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to indicate discrimination. This study implies that FT-IR can be applied to discriminate species of Archae and Bacteria.

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