Figure 6.
Growth curve and UV–visible absorption spectrum for pigments of CGA009 strains with and without crtI deletion. (A) The color of strain CGA009 and CGA009-ΔcrtI cultured in a salt-free environment. (B) UV–visible absorption spectra (400–850 nm) of extracted pigments of CGA009 and CGA009-ΔcrtI. (C) Growth curve of CGA009 and CGA009-ΔcrtI at different salt concentrations (0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5%). Strains were cultivated in a PM medium with 20 mM acetate as the carbon source. Three biological replicates were performed for each treatment.
