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FEW observations have been recorded on pigmentation in Acetobacter species. Among them A. melanogenum forms a black pigment and A. roseum a red pigment1. Carr and Shimwell2 have reported the production of dark brown, water-soluble pigment by A. aceti. This communication reports the formation of a wine-red pigment by Acetobacter acetigenum in a lactate-buffered glycerol medium.
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RAMAMURTI, K., JACKSON, C. Pigment Formation by Acetobacter acetigenum in a Lactate-buffered Glycerol Medium. Nature 204, 402 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204402a0
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