Serratia Prodigiosin
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Serratia prodigiosin. Prodigiosin is the red pigment produced by many strains of the bacterium serratia marcescens other gram negative gamma proteobacteria such as vibrio psychroerythrus. Prodigiosenes prodigiosin and prodigiosin like pigments are known to be synthesized by only one genus of eubacteriales and by two genera of actinomycetales. Serratia marcescens s. Due to this and because s.
Marcescens produces a reddish orange tripyrrole pigment called prodigiosin it may cause staining of the teeth. A toxic bright red tripyrrole pigment from serratia marcescens and others. Prodigiosin has antibacterial anticoccidial antimalarial and antifungal activities. Prodigiosin a secondary metabolite has been found to be produced by serratia marcescens pseudomonas magneslorubra.
Many types of differential and selective media have been used for serratia growth and prodigiosin production.