“…Nevertheless, appropriate species should satisfy some criteria: i) ability to use a variety of C and N sources, ii) tolerance to growth conditions (e.g. pH, temperature, nutrient concentration), iii) providing expected color at reasonable yield, iv) non-toxic and non-pathogenic product, and v) simple extraction of pigment from cell biomass if not excreted (Brunke et al, 2010;Hailei, Ping, Yufeng, Zhifang, & Gang, 2012;Zhou et al, 2009).…”