The invention discloses marine red
yeast for efficiently co-producing
astaxanthin,
carotenoid and
ergosterol as well as a co-production process and application of the marine red
yeast. According to the invention, a brand new marine
rhodotorula mucilaginosa HY-25 is screened and identified, a culture process of the marine
rhodotorula mucilaginosa HY-25 is provided, and a process for co-producing
astaxanthin,
carotenoid and
ergosterol through
fermentation of the strain is provided. By adopting the
fermentation process disclosed by the invention, the amounts of the
carotenoid, the
astaxanthin and the
ergosterol which are co-produced respectively reach 25.45 mg / L, 1.32 mg / L and 55.43 mg / L. Meanwhile,
xylose and glucose in the bamboo
hydrolysate can be utilized by the strain, the
utilization rate of the glucose reaches 90% or above, and the
utilization rate of the
xylose reaches 30% or above; the strain can adapt to different salt environments, so that the strain can be fermented in
sugar-containing
wastewater liquid, and high-added-value products are produced by utilizing effective components in the
wastewater.