Table 1.

Summary of Monascus species utilized to produce fermented pigments.

Species	Strain	Medium	Color	Reference
Monascus sp.	KCCM 10093	Chemically defined medium	Red, orange	[22,23,37]
Monascus sp.	KB20M10.2	GPMY (chemically defined medium)	Yellow	[17,38]
Monascus sp.	ATCC 16436	MP I, II and III (chemically defined medium)	Orange, yellow	[8,39]
Monascus sp.	J101	Chemically defined medium	Red, yellow	[24,25,40]
Monascus sp.	B683	Chemically defined medium	Red, yellow	[41]
Monascus sp.	TTWMB 6093	Chemically defined medium	Red	[42]
Monascus kaoliang	ATCC 26264	Solid culture medium	Orange, yellow	[9]
Monascus bisporus	ATCC 36964	319 1	Yellow	[43]
Monascus eremophilus	ATCC 62925	319 1	Orange	[44]
Monascus floridanus	ATCC 64205	336 1	Orange	[44]
Monascus lunisporas	ATCC 204397	319 1	Orange	[45]
Monascus sanguineus	ATCC 200613	325 1	Red	[46]
Monascus pilosus	ATCC 16363	325 1	Orange	[44]
Monascus ruber	ATCC 15670	336 1	Orange	[31]
Monascus ruber	ATCC 96218	Chemically-defined medium	Red	[21]
Monascus ruber	CCT 3802	Chemically-defined medium	Red, orange, yellow	[28,32,36]
Monascus ruber	102w	Chemically-defined medium	Red	[47]
Monascus ruber	LEB A 1-3	PDA 2	Red	[48]
Monascus purpureus	ATCC 16365	325 1	Orange	[44]
Monascus purpureus	IMI 210765	PDA 2	Red, yellow	[49]
Monascus purpureus	NRRL 1992	PDA 2	Yellow	[50]
Monascus purpureus	CCM8152	Chemically-defined medium	Red	[51,52]

¹ ATCC designed medium [53]; ² Potato dextrose agar.