Optimization of melanin pigment production from the halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii AS1 isolated from solar salter in Alexandria

Abstract Background Melanins are one of the magnificent natural pigments synthesized by a wide range of microorganisms including different species of fungi and bacteria. Marine black yeasts appear to be potential prospects for the synthesis of natural melanin pigment. As a result, the goal of this r...

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Main Authors: Asmaa Elsayis, Sahar W. M. Hassan, Khaled M. Ghanem, Heba Khairy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02505-1