ALGICIDAL AGENT CONTAINING PRODIGIOSIN AND PRODIGIOSIN BIOSYNTHETIC GENE CLUSTER

摘要

The present invention relates to an algicidal agent containing prodigiosin which has algicidal activity against red tide organisms and a gene cluster involved in biosynthesis of prodigiosin, which is a red pigment, produced by Hahella chejuensis, more particularly, to a gene cluster involved in biosynthesis of a red pigment of H. chejuensis, a method for producing prodigiosin using the gene cluster, an algicidal agent containing prodigiosin and a method for removing red tides using prodigiosin. The inventive prodigiosin has an excellent algicidal effect against a red tide dinoflagellate, thus it is useful as an active ingredient of an algicidal agent for removing red tides.