![Rhodotorula mucilaginosa J31. Image by Morgann Reilly.](/public/RhodotJ31_1/RhodotJ31_1.jpg;jsessionid=4E3EBFB97C5A76138FDF93A786525E56)
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa J31. Image by Morgann Reilly.
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa J31 is a red-colored basidiomycetous fungus that produces carotenoids. The strain was isolated from soil in the United States and can grow on a wide range of carbon sources.