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. 1987 Aug;53(8):1983–1986. doi: 10.1128/aem.53.8.1983-1986.1987

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase alloenzymes and their relationship to pigmentation in Serratia marcescens.

D Gargallo 1, J G Lorén 1, J Guinea 1, M Viñas 1
PMCID: PMC204041  PMID: 3310889

Abstract

A comparative study of environmental and clinical isolates of Serratia marcescens was undertaken with regard to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) electrophoretic mobility and the production of prodigiosin. Two electromorphs of G6PD with electrophoretic mobilities of 0.22 and 0.30 were detected. G6PD electrophoretic type showed a good correlation with the ability to produce prodigiosin.

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