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Genetic manipulation of Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous and Phaffia rhodozyma.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2012
Lin Guangyun, Bultman Joanna, Johnson Eric A, Fell Jack W
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The yeasts Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (teleomorph) and Phaffia rhodozyma (anamorph) are of basidiomycetous affinity and have the unique property among yeasts of producing the carotenoid pigment astaxanthin. Astaxanthin imparts the attractive coloration to salmonids, crustaceans, and several birds such as the flamingo, and it has considerable economic value. Microbiological and genetic techniques for...
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