Physico-chemical properties of Priestia endophytica UCM B-5715 fluorescent pigments.

The endophytic bacterium Priestia endophytica (Bacillus endophyticus) UCM B-5715 (= DSM 13796) has been found to produce a distinctive pink pigment exhibiting vibrant yellow fluorescence. Investigation of the pigment extract revealed the presence of 2 non-polar fluorescent-colored compounds, with molecular masses of 376 (14.12 %) and 410 (82.

Chromogenicity of aerobic spore-forming bacteria of the Bacillaceae family isolated from different ecological niches and physiographic zones.

To determine the distribution patterns of pigmented bacteria of the Bacilaceae family in different physiographic zones and ecological niches, we recovered 787 isolates from 185 environmental samples (including the areas with radiation pollution). Among the strains obtained, 149 pigmented representatives were detected, which synthesized intracellular and extracellular pigments of yellow, red, pink, and dark colors. In compliance with physiological, biochemical, and chemotaxonomic features, the isolates were identified as 7 species of the Bacilaceae family.