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Correlation between pigmentation and antifouling compounds produced by Pseudoalteromonas tunicata.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2002
Egan Suhelen, James Sally, Holmström Carola, Kjelleberg Staffan
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Pseudoalteromonas tunicata is a marine bacterium with the ability to prevent biofouling by the production of at least four target-specific compounds. In addition to these antifouling compounds, P. tunicata produces at least two pigments. These include a yellow and a purple pigment which, when combined, give the bacterium a dark green appearance. Transposon mutagenesis was used in this study to investigate the...
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