Fungal and Bacterial Pigments: Secondary Metabolites with Wide Applications

The demand for natural colors is increasing day by day due to harmful effects of some synthetic dyes. Bacterial and fungal pigments provide a readily available alternative source of naturally derived pigments. In contrast to other natural pigments, they have enormous advantages including rapid growt...

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Main Authors: Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao, Min Xiao, Wen-Jun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01113/full