Characterization of a novel South American population of the astaxanthin producing yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Phaffia rhodozyma)

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-158

  Libkind, Diego ^a   Moliné, Martín ^a   De García, Virginia ^a   Fontenla, Sonia ^a   Van Broock, María ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Patagonia; Phaffia rhodozyma; Strain characterization; Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ASTAXANTHIN; FATTY ACID; PIGMENT; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS; YEAST;

AMYLASES; ARGENTINA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; GENOTYPE; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; XANTHOPHYLLS;

PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS;

EID: 39149098813     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-007-0275-8     Document Type: Article

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