Oleaginous yeasts from Antarctica: Screening and preliminary approach on lipid accumulation

The capability of 17 Rhodotorula spp. isolated from Antarctica to accumulate intracellular lipids in nitrogen-limited medium was investigated. As results, 10 isolates were selected by Nile red staining, while 12 isolates were selected as oleaginous by analysis of total lipid content (20.4–73%, w/w o...

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Published in:Journal of Basic Microbiology
Main Authors: Viñarta, Silvana Carolina, Angelicola, María Virginia, Barros, J. Maximiliamo, Fernandez, Pablo Marcelo, Mac Cormack, Walter Patricio, Aybar, Manuel Javier, Castellanos, Lucia Ines
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley VCH Verlag
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/38128