“…Furthermore, there is a growing demand for ecofriendly/non-toxic colorants, specifically for health sensitive applications, such as the coloration of food and dyeing of children’s fabrics and leather garments (Santos-Ebinuma et al , 2013b). Natural colorants have been extracted from natural sources, such as plant and insect tissues (Unagul et al , 2005; Boo et al , 2012; Deveoglu et al , 2012), but also these compounds can be produced by microorganisms (Cho et al , 2002; Jiang et al , 2005; Yang et al , 2007; Méndez et al , 2011). The production by the latter is very interesting to industries because microorganisms can grow rapidly and achieve high productivity with a product available throughout the year (Jiang et al , 2005; Méndez et al , 2011).…”