bacterioruberin

bacterioruberin

[bak‚tir·ē·ə′rüb·ə·rən]

(microbiology)

A carotenoid pigment found in some halophilic aerobic archaebacteria that gives them a striking red color and seems to protect them from strong sunlight in their natural environments.

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