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Here is a Gold Pigmented bacteria, Staphylococcus Aureus .It is gram positive with spherical shape. They are in clusters and grape like shape when seen under a light microscope. Their pigment color appears to be Gold
Staphyloxanthin is responsible for the gold color of Staphylococcus aureus. This pigment contains an antioxidant part that plays a huge role in microbes to evade death by reactive oxygen species found in host immune system. It also helps Staphylococcus to survive incubation and immune system attacks.This pigment increases survival period of strains.
Strains that produce this golden pigment have an ability to survive longer time than those produces less to no amount of staphylonxanthin catarenoid pigment .One of the most interesting features of it is that host phagocytes gets rid of pathogens present by releasing reactive oxygen species.
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Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive, round (coccus) bacteria found in grape-like (staphylo) clusters; opportunistic colonies cause extreme harm.This an interesting bacterial pigment should know more about
