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Carbon-source assimilation pattern of the astaxanthin-producing yeast Phaffia rhodozyma

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Eleven Phaffia rhodozyma strains were assayed for their ability to utilize 99 compounds as single carbon source. Some of them showed modified coloration compared to colonies of the same strain grown on glucose medium.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, HAS-Microbiological Research Group, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

    Zs. Palágyi, L. Ferenczy & Cs. Vágvölgyi

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Palágyi, Z., Ferenczy, L. & Vágvölgyi, C. Carbon-source assimilation pattern of the astaxanthin-producing yeast Phaffia rhodozyma. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 17, 95–97 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016689512718

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