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Rhodontula_toruloides _TalTech.JPG

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The strikingy orange yeast Rhodotorula toruloides, known for producing oils and pigments, has recently been shown to also synthesize extracellular sugar-based biopolymers

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Tallinn University of Technology, Aivo Kallas

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