Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Prodigiosin is the red pigment produced by many strains of the bacterium Serratia marcescens other Gram-negative gamma proteobacteria such as Vibrio psychroerythrus and Hahella chejuensis It is in a family of compounds termed prodiginines which are produced in some Gram-negative gamma proteobacteria as well as select Gram-positive Actinobacteria (e.g. Streptomyces coelicolor). The name prodigiosin is derived from prodigious (i.e. something marvelous).
