title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase alloenzymes and their relationship to pigmentation in Serratia marcescens.
abstract: A comparative study of environmental and clinical isolates of Serratia marcescens was undertaken with regard to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) electrophoretic mobility and the production of prodigiosin. Two electromorphs of G6PD with electrophoretic mobilities of 0.22 and 0.30 were detected. G6PD electrophoretic type showed a good correlation with the ability to produce prodigiosin.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gargallo
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lorén
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guinea
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viñas
mesh_terms: D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis; D010957:Plasmids; D011353:Prodigiosin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D011353:Prodigiosin