Enhancing carotenoid production in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa KC8 by combining mutation and metabolic engineering

Annals of Microbiology

Table 1 Maximum carotenoid production and mutation rates treated by different mutation methods. ARTP Atmospheric and room temperature plasma, UV ultra violet. Values are means of triplicate ± standard deviation (SD)

^aThe carotenoids production was measured from the highest producing strain selected from more than 100 mutants for each mutagenesis
^b Rhodotorula mucilaginosa KC8
^c R. mucilaginosa K4

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