Rhodotorula Mucilaginosa: Two Faces of the Yeast

Abstract

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (previously called Rhodotorula rubra) is basidiomycetous yeast of cosmopolitan distribution, from poles to equator, from soil to water and from plant to animal interiors including human gut. It contributes to immunity in animals, and plant, serves as industrial source of carotene and enzymes, and shows probiotic properties, plant growth promoting activities, and potential for bioremediations on the one hand, and furnishes evidences as being emerging pathogen in tested animals and immunocopromisd human beings on the other hand.