INIBIOMA   20415
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN BIODIVERSIDAD Y MEDIOAMBIENTE
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
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Título:
Isolation and Selection of New Astaxanthin Producing Strains of Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous
Autor/es:
DIEGO LIBKIND; MARTÍN MOLINÉ; CELIA TOGNETTI
Libro:
Microbial Carotenoids From Fungi
Editorial:
Humana Press
Referencias:
Año: 2012; p. 183 - 194
Resumen:
Astaxanthin is a xanthophyll pigment of high economic value for its use as a feeding component in aquaculture. Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycetous fungi able to synthesize astaxanthin as its major carotenoid, and the only known yeast species bearing the capability to produce this type of carotenoid. Recently, the habitat and intraspeci fi c variability of this species have been found to be wider than previously expected, encouraging the search for new wild strains with potential biotechnological applications. Here we describe effective procedures for isolation of X. dendrorhous from environmental samples, accurate identi fi cation of the strains, analysis of their astaxanthin content, and proper conservation of the isolates.