Differences in Carotenoid Composition among Hymenobacter and Related Strains Support a Tree-Like Model of Carotenoid Evolution▿ †

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Klassen, Jonathan L., Foght, Julia M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2008
• Subjects: Physiology and Biotechnology; Victoria Upper Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2292609; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18263749; https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02306-07

Carotenoids are structurally diverse pigments of biotechnological interest as natural colorants and in the prevention of human disease. The carotenoids present in 19 strains taxonomically related to the poorly described, nonphotosynthetic bacterial genus Hymenobacter, including 10 novel isolates cul...