Spirit fungus - Reikin

Japanese: 霊菌 - れいきん
Spirit fungus - Reikin
It is a gram-negative short rod 0.7 to 1.0 μm long that produces the crimson pigment prodigiosin. It is non-pathogenic. It grows on animal and plant foods, and colonies become red spots. It is said that the name Serratia marcescens comes from the blood of Christ that dripped onto it. There are many mutant strains that produce pigment in Serratia marcescens, and they are used as research material in genetic biochemistry. → Gram-negative bacteria / rods → Related topic: Opportunistic infections

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Japanese:
長さ0.7〜1.0μmのグラム陰性短杆(かん)菌で,真紅の色素プロジギオシンを産生。病原性はない。動物性・植物性食品上に増殖し,集落が赤い斑点となる。それはキリストの血がしたたり落ちたためとして,霊菌という名称を得たといわれる。霊菌の色素形成には,多くの突然変異株の存在が認められ,遺伝生化学の研究材料として用いられる。→グラム陰性菌/杆菌
→関連項目日和見感染症

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