Patricia Veiga-Crespo et al.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 892, 159-172 (2012-05-25)
Commercial interest in the use of natural pigments isolated from microorganisms has increased in recent years; hence, molecules belonging to the polyisoprenoid group (i.e., β-carotene, astaxanthin, and canthaxanthin) have been the focus of much attention. The bacterium Gordonia jacobaea readily