Colourful Side of Bacteriology: The Pigmented Bacteria

Abstract

The characteristic of pigment production is widely distributed among life forms of all domains of taxonomy. Animals, plants, and microorganisms-different members from all these diverse living groups have been reported to produce a variety of pigments. Among microorganisms, pigments displaying a wide diversity of colour, structure, and function have been reported. Though much has been published regarding microbial pigments, much more remains to be investigated, particularly regarding their biological role in the producing organism(s). Our knowledge regarding the evolution of Advancements in Genetic Engineering Kothari et al., Adv Genet Eng 2016, 5:1 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2169-0111.1000i104