ReviewBioscience2022
In Living Color: Pigment-Based Microbial Ecology At the Mineral-Air Interface.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Uncovering transcriptional processes in microbial communities adapted to differing saline conditions in salt-weathered historic buildings.Microbiome · 2026Article
- Rhodococcus folensis sp. nov., an orange-red-pigmented bacterium from mining soil.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Bioactive pigment production by marine bacteria from Colombian estuarine and deep-sea environments.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Phyllosphere microbiome: Exploring the unexplored frontiers for precision agricultural and environmental sustainability.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Expanding genomic resources for heritage science: characterization of selected microbial isolates from salt-weathered historic sites.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Cyanobacterial scytonemin, a potential photoprotective natural pigment: biomedical, industrial and environmental applications.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Identifying keystone taxa and metabolisms of epilithic biofilms is crucial to the conservation of stone heritage from biodeterioration.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- More than a colour; how pigment influences colourblind microbes.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Pigment-based color is one of the most important phenotypic traits of biofilms at the mineral-air interface (subaerial biofilms, SABs), because it reflects the physiology of the microbial community. Because color is the hallmark of all SABs, we argue that pigment-based color could convey the mechanisms that drive microbial adaptation and coexistence across different terrestrial environments and link phenotypic traits to community fitness and ecological dynamics. Within this framework, we present the most relevant microbial pigments at the mineral-air interface and discuss some of the evolutionary landscapes that necessitate pigments as adaptive strategies for resource allocation and survivability. We report several pigment features that reflect SAB communities' structure and function, as well as pigment ecology in the context of microbial life-history strategies and coexistence theory. Finally, we conclude the study of pigment-based ecology by presenting its potential application and some of the key challenges in the research.
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