Cancer stands in the frontline among leading killers worldwide and the annual mortality rate
is expected to reach 16.4 million by 2040. Humans suffer from about 200 different types of …

Pigments are among the most fascinating molecules found in nature and used by human
civilizations since the prehistoric ages. Although most of the bio-dyes reported in the …

Prodigiosin is a natural red pigment derived primarily from secondary metabolites of
microorganisms, especially Serratia marcescens. It can also be chemically synthesized …

Bionanocomposites based on natural bioactive entities have gained importance due to their
abundance; renewable and environmentally benign nature; and outstanding properties with …

Prodigiosin is a red pigment produced by various microbial strains, of these, Serratia
marcescens has been recorded as the major PG-producing strain. This microbial pigment …

Prodigiosin is a promising microbial metabolite with multiple bioactivities. However, due to
its high cost of production and extraction, the large-scale production and application of …

Prodigiosin is a promising secondary metabolite produced mainly by Serratia strains. To
study the global regulatory mechanism of prodigiosin biosynthesis, a mutagenesis library …

Microbial life present in the marine environment has to be able to adapt to rapidly changing
and often extreme conditions. This makes these organisms a putative source of …

Vibrio gazogenes PB1 is an estuarine bacterium that was first isolated from saltwater mud.
This bacterial species possesses the metabolic capacity to produce prodigiosin which has …

Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic human pathogen that produces a vibrant red
pigment called prodigiosin. Prodigiosin has implications in virulence of S. marcescens and …