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Pyomelanin from Pseudoalteromonas lipolytica reduces biofouling.
Microbial biotechnology - 1 Nov 2017
Zeng Zhenshun, Guo Xing-Pan, Cai Xingsheng, Wang Pengxia, Li Baiyuan, Yang Jin-Long, Wang Xiaoxue
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Members of the marine bacterial genus Pseudoalteromonas are efficient producers of antifouling agents that exert inhibitory effects on the settlement of invertebrate larvae. The production of pigmented secondary metabolites by Pseudoalteromonas has been suggested to play a role in surface colonization. However, the physiological characteristics of the pigments produced by Pseudoalteromonas remain largely unknown....
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