Rhodotorula           Print PDF
Natural Habitat	Air dairy products fruit juice soil water
Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment	Carpeting cooling coils humidifiers water tanks
Allergenic Potential	Reported to be allergenic
Potential Opportunist or Pathogen	Meningitis endocarditis, Ventriculitis, Peritonitis, Endophthalmitis Central venous catheter-infections, Fungemia, and Sepsis have been reported in immunocompromised patients Rhodotorula rubra is a common airborne contaminant of skin, lungs, urine and feces
Industrial Uses	Mannan produced by Rhodotorula is useful for serological diagnosis for leptospirosis (a bacterial disease) Carotenoid production for the food industry
Potential Toxins Produced	Unknown
References	Matsuo K., Isogai, E., Araki, Y. 2000. Utilization of Exocellular Mannan from Rhodotorula glutinis as an Immunoreactive Antigen in Diagnosis of Leptospirosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38(10): 3750-3754