Haloarchaea May Contribute to the Colour of Avian Plumage in Marine Ecosystems
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Título: | Haloarchaea May Contribute to the Colour of Avian Plumage in Marine Ecosystems |
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Autor/es: | Martínez-Espinosa, Rosa María | Torregrosa-Crespo, Javier |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Bioquímica Aplicada/Applied Biochemistry (AppBiochem) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Agroquímica y Bioquímica |
Palabras clave: | Bacterioruberin | Bird coloration | Carotenoids | Flamingos | Natural pigments | Plumage |
Área/s de conocimiento: | Bioquímica y Biología Molecular |
Fecha de publicación: | 23-feb-2021 |
Editor: | IntechOpen |
Cita bibliográfica: | Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa and Javier Torregrosa-Crespo (February 23rd 2021). Haloarchaea May Contribute to the Colour of Avian Plumage in Marine Ecosystems [Online First], IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.96414. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/haloarchaea-may-contribute-to-the-colour-of-avian-plumage-in-marine-ecosystems |
Resumen: | Some seabirds or coastal birds such as flamingos or pelicans display elegant pink or reddish colours. These colours are due to pigments that birds cannot synthesize de novo. Thus, this coloration is mainly originated from carotenoids ingested trough carotenoid rich food sources like microalgae (Dunaliella) or small shrimps (Artemia), which are microorganisms inhabiting the salty environments where the mentioned birds live. New advances in this field of knowledge have revealed that extreme microorganisms belonging to the haloarchaea group (Archaea Domain) may contribute significantly to the characteristic pink- red colour of flamingos’ feathers for instance. Alive haloarchaea cells have been found on the surface of the feathers. Besides, the major carotenoid produced by haloarchaea (bacterioruberin) has also been identify within the feathers structure. This work summarizes the main contributions recently reported about this topic as well as general aspects regarding bacterioruberin as a powerful colour carotenoid. Discussions about potential role of these microorganisms in the life of seaside birds are also included. |
Patrocinador/es: | This work was funded by research grant from the University of Alicante (VIGROB-309). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/113917 |
DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.96414 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart |
Derechos: | © 2021 The Author(s). Licensee IntechOpen. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96414 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - AppBiochem - Capítulos de Libros |
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