Rhodotorula sp. Probiotic Characterization Data from Mangrove Isolate

398.7 μg/g dry weight of pigment was synthesized by a Rhodotorula paludigena isolate from mangrove ecosystems in Kochi, India. The dataset includes measurements of biomass, pigment and carotenoid accumulation, fatty acid and amino acid profiles, viability in simulated gastric/intestinal fluids, and antibacterial activity against pathogens like V. harveyi and E. coli. Qurat ul Ain published this foundational data on figshare in 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling growth and pigment production kinetics based on biomass and carotenoid accumulation data.
• Evaluating nutritional potential based on polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and lysine content profiles.
• Assessing probiotic viability for mariculture applications based on survival rates in simulated gastric and intestinal fluids.
• Screening for antimicrobial agents based on inhibition zone measurements against Vibrio species and E. coli.

Strengths

• Includes specific quantitative results, such as a dry biomass of 0.73 g/L and a lysine content of 61.86 g/kg dry weight.
• Reports detailed experimental metrics like antibacterial inhibition zones (e.g., 25.30 ± 0.33 mm against V. harveyi) and strong correlation statistics (R²=0.98 for DPPH radical scavenging).
• Provides a polyphasic characterization covering growth, biochemistry, and functional assays for a single microbial isolate.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (12.8 KB), indicating limited scope, likely summarizing results from a single study.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Laboratory characterization of a microbial isolate, including morphological, molecular, and biochemical assays.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 05:44:17; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mangrove ecosystems of Kochi, southern India.