Pigmentation and Sporulation Are Alternative Cell Fates in Bacillus pumilus SF214

Bacillus pumilus SF214 is a spore forming bacterium, isolated from a marine sample, able to produce a matrix and a orange-red, water soluble pigment. Pigmentation is strictly regulated and high pigment production was observed during the late stationary growth phase in a minimal medium and at growth...

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Main Authors: Manzo, Nicola, Di Luccia, Blanda, Isticato, Rachele, D’Apuzzo, Enrica, De Felice, Maurilio, Ricca, Ezio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636246/