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Morphology of the Lipomyces tetrasporous NRRL Y-64009 colony after 4 days on YPD agar at 25°C. The colonies are white to light cream colored, glistening, smooth, and very mucoid. [Photo credit: Sujit Jagtap]
Photo of Lipomyces tetrasporus NRRL Y-64009 v1.0
Differential interference contrast micrograph of Lipomyces tetrasporous NRRL Y-64009 cells. [Photo credit: Sujit Jagtap]

Lipomyces tetrasporous NRRL Y-64009 is an oleaginous yeast with a natural ability to assimilate a variety of plant-based sugars, glycerol, starch, organic acids, and lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates. This yeast has been considered an attractive host for lipid production on an industrial scale, because it exhibits high lipid accumulation (over 60%). It has the ability to tolerate low pH and detoxify the inhibitors found in hydrolysates.

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