Table 4.

Effect of different broth mediums and temperatures on prodigiosin production by Serratia marcescens NPLR1 at pH 7.

Type of broth medium	Prodigiosin (mg/mL) production at 37°C	Prodigiosin (mg/mL) production at 30°C	Prodigiosin (mg/mL) production at 28°C
Nutrient broth	0.021	0.381	0.147
Luria Bertani broth	0.058	0.162	0.086
Peptone glycerol	0.674	0.034	0.153
Potato dextrose	0.005	0.025	0.008
Maltose broth	0.036	0.135	0.076
Sesame seed broth	0.672	2.51	0.945