A taxonomic group or tribe of bacteria characterized by producing pigments or colored compounds, typically within the family Chromobacteriaceae.
From 'chromo' (color) plus 'bacterium' with the Latin taxonomic suffix '-eae'; a scientific classification for pigment-producing bacteria.
Some Chromobacterieae produce brilliant purple pigments and have been studied for centuries—farmers once thought these colored bacterial colonies were magical or supernatural before microscopy explained the biology.
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