![Rhodotorula mucilaginosa J31. Image by Morgann Reilly.](/public/RhodotJ31_1/RhodotJ31_1.jpg;jsessionid=4F36AC3E073A9820C09E454A9BEEAFAC)
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa J31. Image by Morgann Reilly.
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa J31 is a red-colored basidiomycetous fungus that produces carotenoids. The strain was isolated from soil in the United States and can grow on a wide range of carbon sources.