Abstract Microbial oils, produced by oleaginous microorganisms, offer a sustainable alternative to plant-derived oils. Among these microorganisms, Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus attracts attention as a promising microbial cell factory for sustainable oil production due to its capacity to accumulate lipids with a similar composition to palm oil. Although C. oleaginosus can reach higher lipid contents than other oleaginous yeasts, suboptimal lipid yields and productivity limit economic feasibility.
