Pigments are chromophores naturally synthesized by animals, plants, and microorganisms,
as well as produced synthetically for a wide variety of industries such as food …

The production of pigments by bacterial colonies has sparked interest among bacteriologists
since the 19th century, whether for taxonomy or, in the case of carotenoids for their …

Background An acidic environment is something likely encountered by mycobacteria in the
environment or in a human host. Previously mycobacterial species had been known to …

Scientific research on bacterial pigments is still in its early stages, while fungal pigments are
well known. In addition, most bacteria have not been fully characterized, and many species …

In this study, we describe the antimycobacterial activity of two pigments, violacein, a purple
violet pigment from Janthinobacterium sp. Ant5-2 (J-PVP), and flexirubin, a yellow-orange …

The list of clinically important slow-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) continues
to expand as new species are identified and older ones are found to be pathogenic. Based …

Black Beauty Out of Mycobacterium fortuitum Cruz Page 1 APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, May
1970, P. 862-864 Copyright © 1970 American Society for Microbiology Vol. 19, No. 5 Printed in …

The demand for natural colors is increasing day by day due to harmful effects of some
synthetic dyes. Bacterial and fungal pigments provide a readily available alternative source …

Mycobacterium saskatchewanense is a species of pigmented slow-growing Non-
Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM), positive for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) by …

Many cases of tuberculosis result from reactivation of previously acquired latent infections.
Models to study such persister forms often involve gradual depletion of oxygen during …