A New Yeast Strain, Nakaseomyces glabratus DL5, Isolated from a Mangrove Forest in Chonburi Province and Its Potential for Lipid Production

Authors

  • Nisarat Sitthisom Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Mueang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.
  • Voranittha Vorawech Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Mueang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.
  • Patcharanan Amornrattanapan Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Mueang, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.

Keywords:

oleaginous yeasts, isolation of yeasts, mangrove forest, lipid production

Abstract

This research aimed to search for oleaginous yeasts from mangrove forest resources and primarily investigated their potentials for lipid production. Ten of soil and decaying leaf samples from the Nature Education Center for Mangrove Conservation in Chonburi province were collected and used for the isolation of yeasts on Yeast extract peptone dextrose medium. A total of 38 yeast strains were isolated in which 11 yeast isolates (DL1-DL11) and 27 yeast isolates (S1-S27) were obtained from decaying leaf and soil samples, respectively. These yeast isolates were screened for their high lipid accumulation by Nile red fluorescence assay. Of 38 yeast isolates, five isolates, DL5, S7, S8, S10 and S2, showed the possibility of being oleaginous strains. Those five isolates of yeast were selected based on their potentials of lipid accumulation and further visualized for their ability to accumulate intracellular lipid by Sudan Black B staining. Results showed that isolate DL5 obtained from the decaying leaf sample had the most distinct intracellular lipid accumulation in comparison with the other isolates. Identification of isolate DL5 was found to be Nakaseomyces glabratus on the basis of ITS1- 5.8S rDNA - ITS2 sequence. Further investigation of lipid production by N. glabratus DL5 showed that this strain achieved a lipid content of 9.61 ± 2.17 % of dry biomass weight at 120 hours of growth in DMY broth. These results are important preliminary data for further optimization to improve lipid production and accumulation in the yeast for future applications.

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Published

2024-12-17

How to Cite

Sitthisom, N., Vorawech, V., & Amornrattanapan, P. (2024). A New Yeast Strain, Nakaseomyces glabratus DL5, Isolated from a Mangrove Forest in Chonburi Province and Its Potential for Lipid Production. Recent Science and Technology, 17(1), 258832. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rmutsvrj/article/view/258832