Janthinobacterium Lividum, Serratia Marcescens, Micrococcus Luteus

about Janthinobacterium Lividum, Serratia Marcescens, Micrococcus Luteus

Serratia is a single celled organism, an anaerobic soil dwelling bacteria produces prodigiosin, a pink-red-orange-yellow staining biochrome. It has not only staining properties, but also anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-biotic. In nature it can be found growing on a avriety of surfaces - in the wild it grows on rotting coconut, while in built environments, it grows in not so clean bathrooms or showers; as well in hospitals. The growth of prodigiosin is stimulated by uncluding phosporus in the growing medium, especially at a temperature between 24-28 degrees celcius.

All info regarding the growth, production and use of janthino as a dye can be found on bioshades.bio - the sister archive of biochromes - also part of Archives of the Future, crafted by Cecilia Raspanti to open source her research with all labs and individuals interested, since 2015 on bacterial dyes.