and capric acid are positive; gelatin hydrolysis (protease) is weakly positive. The major fatty acids (.10%) are iso- C15 : 0, iso-C16 : 0 and iso-C17 : 1v9c. The major polar lipids are phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol. The predominant isoprenoid qui- none is Q-8.