Polyphasic Characterization Data for a Pigment-Producing Rhodotorula Fungus

A supplementary document details the polyphasic in vitro characterization of a pigment-producing Rhodotorula paludigena microfungus isolated from mangrove ecosystems in Kochi, India. The file contains results on biomass yield, pigment and fatty acid content, amino acid profile, simulated gut fluid viability, antioxidant activity, and antibacterial assays against pathogens like Vibrio harveyi. Author Qurat ul Ain published the document under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Evaluating probiotic viability based on simulated gastric and intestinal fluid survival data.
• Analyzing bioactive compound potential based on quantified carotenoid, PUFA, and lysine content.
• Screening for antibacterial agents based on inhibition zone measurements against Vibrio species and E. coli.
• Correlating microbial growth with antioxidant activity using provided DPPH and ABTS assay R-squared values.

Strengths

• Provides specific quantitative measurements, including a dry biomass of 0.73 g/L and a lysine content of 61.86 g/kg.
• Includes results from multiple characterization methods: growth performance, biochemical profiling, viability tests, and antibacterial assays.
• Reports statistical correlations, such as an R² of 0.98 between biomass and DPPH radical scavenging activity.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 474.5 KB DOCX file, suggesting limited scope and likely being a textual summary rather than raw, structured data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the text after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Laboratory characterization of a microbial isolate.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 05:44:18.

Geography

Mangrove ecosystems of Kochi, southern India.