The Untapped Australasian Diversity of Astaxanthin-Producing Yeasts with Biotechnological Potential—<i>Phaffia australis</i> sp. nov. and <i>Phaffia tasmanica</i> sp. nov.

The Untapped Australasian Diversity of Astaxanthin-Producing Yeasts with Biotechnological Potential—<i>Phaffia australis</i> sp. nov. and <i>Phaffia tasmanica</i> sp. nov.

<i>Phaffia</i> is an orange-colored basidiomycetous yeast genus of the order Cystofilobasidiales that contains a single species, <i>P. rhodozyma</i>. This species is the only fungus known to produce the economically relevant carotenoid astaxanthin. Although <i>Phaffia&l...

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Main Authors: Márcia David-Palma, Diego Libkind, Patrícia H. Brito, Margarida Silva, Nicolás Bellora, Marco A. Coelho, Joseph Heitman, Paula Gonçalves, José Paulo Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Phaffia</i>
astaxanthin
phylogenomics
yeast taxonomy
fungal <i>MAT</i> genes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1651

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