CHROMOGENOUS BACILLI
\kɹə͡ʊmˈɒd͡ʒənəs basˈɪli], \kɹəʊmˈɒdʒənəs basˈɪli], \k_ɹ_əʊ_m_ˈɒ_dʒ_ə_n_ə_s b_a_s_ˈɪ_l_i]\
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Bacilli which produce pigments. Such are the B. prodigiosus, B. indicus, and B. ruber, producing a red pigment; the B. pyocyaneus, B. fluorescens putidus, B. fluorescens liquefaciens, B. erythrosporus, and others, producing a green pigment; the B. cyanogenus, producing a blue pigment; the B. fuscus and B. mesentericus fuscus, producing a brown pigment; and the B. luteus, B. luteus suis, and others, producing a yellow pigment.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
