Optimization of melanin pigment production from the halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii AS1 isolated from solar salter in Alexandria
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DOI: 10.1186/s12866-022-02505-1
Abstract: Background Melanins are one of the magnificent natural pigments synthesized by a wide range of microorganisms including different species of fungi and bacteria. Marine black yeasts appear to be potential prospects for the synthesis of… read more here.
Keywords: melanin pigment; melanin; black yeast; werneckii as1 ... See more keywords
An indigenous inland genotype of the black yeast Hortaea werneckii inhabiting the great pyramid of Giza, Egypt
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.997495
Abstract: Within the context of cultural heritage conservation, the biological study of tangible archeological sites is an important task to extend their existence and strengthen the transmission of their cultural value to future generations. In Egypt,… read more here.
Keywords: great pyramid; werneckii; hortaea werneckii; black yeast ... See more keywords
Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genome Analysis of the Halotolerant Deep Sea Black Yeast Hortaea werneckii
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DOI: 10.3390/life10100229
Abstract: Hortaea werneckii, an extreme halotolerant black yeast in the order of Capnodiales, was recently isolated from different stations and depths in the Mediterranean Sea, where it was shown to be the dominant fungal species. In… read more here.
Keywords: deep sea; sea; analysis; black yeast ... See more keywords