@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-20-4-435, author = "LECHEVALIER, MARY P. and LECHEVALIER, HUBERT", title = "Chemical composition as a criterion in the classification of aerobic actinomycetes", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "1970", volume = "20", number = "4", pages = "435-443", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-20-4-435", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-20-4-435", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "ABSTRACT The information concerning the main components found in cell wall preparations and whole-cell hydrolysates of some 600 strains of aerobic actinomy-cetes is reviewed. The results show that whole-cell sugar patterns can usually be used to predict cell wall composition and that the combination of both criteria permit separation of aerobic actinomycetes into 10 taxonomically useful groups.", }