FIG. 1.
Absorption spectra of carotenoid extracts from wild-type T. roseopersicina, a crtD mutant, and complemented strains. BBS, wild type; RM26, crtD mutant; RM26(pTcrt) and RM26(pRcrt), RM26 complemented with crtDC of T. roseopersicina and Rubrivivax gelatinosus, respectively. The zero lines of the spectrums were shifted for better viewing. For details, see text.