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Table 4 Summary of applications using M. circinelloides

From: Mucor circinelloides: a model organism for oleaginous fungi and its potential applications in bioactive lipid production

Strain used

Application

Study particularity

References

M. circinelloides CBS 277.49

Beta-carotene

Engineering of mevalonate pathway for improved beta carotene generation

[9]

M. circinelloides CBS 277.49

Astaxanthin

Investigating M. circinelloides for astaxanthin production

[28]

M. circinelloidesWJ11 and CBS 277.49

Antioxidants and nutraceuticals

Investigating M. circinelloides for potential of antioxidants

[29]

M. circinelloides

ATCC 1216B

Ethanol production

Ethanol generation using M. circinelloides via aerobic and anaerobic modes

[152]

M. circinelloides ATCC 1216B

Wastewater treatment

Recovery of phosphorus from wastewater of dairy manure

[30]

M. circinelloides

UMN-B34; Fusarium equiseti (A11); Fusarium lacertarum

(A13); Nigrospora oryzae (A16); Altermaria alternate

(A20); Fusarium equiseti (B5); Mucor hiemalis (B7) and Mortierella isabellina (MI)

Biofilms

Utilizing fungi and algae strains for development of biofilms

[31]

M. circinelloides

Biosurfactant production

Investigation of M. circinelloides in Biosurfactant production using waste frying oil

[32]

M. circinelloides and Trichoderma asperellum

Phytoremediation

Cadmium and lead phytoremediation

[176]