Biodiesel is a renewable alternative fuel and glycerol as main byproduct of the manufacturing process. Lipids could be produced from crude by using yeasts. The ability 107 yeast strains to utilize was screened 92 these were selected. 60 determined potential for lipid production Sudan Black B staining. After secondary screening 25 them showed specific growth rates (OD 600), high biomass content....

Killer yeasts are able to produce toxins that antagonize the growth of susceptible yeasts cells of the same species or the ones that are related to them. Killer strains are resistant to their own toxins but can be sensitive to killer proteins of other yeasts. The killer proteins of Pichia spp. are known for its broad spectrum of antifungal activity including pathogens such as Candida albicans. ...

Abstract Background The gut microbiome has been linked to metabolic diseases including obesity, however the role of fungi (mycobiome) remains understudied. Recently, fungal taxa have correlated with obesity in humans, though their causal contribution development, especially context early life, is unknown. Obesity associated inflammation, alterations white adipose tissue (WAT) immune landscape, ...

Carotenoid produced by microorganism utilizing low-cost substrates offers a promising eco-friendly and cost-effective approach used alternative for synthetic colourants. Vegetable fruit processing wastes are the rich sources of carbohydrates, starch, cellulose, soluble sugars, minerals organic acids. In current study with waste extract medium, carotenoid production was optimized using software ...

Sequential statistical methods were used to maximise carotenoid production by a strain of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, isolated from the Brazilian ecosystem. Initially, a factorial 2(5-1) experimental design was used, and the variables were pH and the levels of glucose, yeast extract, MgSO4.7H2O and KH2PO4. The nitrogen source (yeast extract) was the most important variable in enhancing carotenoid...