RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Levy-frebault, Véronique A1 David, Hugo L.YR 1979 T1 Mutations Affecting Pigment Synthesis in Mycobacterium aurum JF Microbiology, VO 115 IS 2 SP 317 OP 323 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-115-2-317 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB Pigmentation mutants of Mycobacterium aurum were isolated after chemical mutagenesis. Examination of the pigments extracted from these mutants indicated that at least 15 carotenoids were formed. β-Carotene was not detected and the major carotene of M. aurum appeared to be leprotene. The possible biosynthetic pathway is discussed on the basis of these results., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-115-2-317