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Table 1 Microalgal growth rate and nutrient assimilation during 10-day cultivation in mixotrophy using three carbon substrates

From: Effect of cultivation mode on the production of docosahexaenoic acid by Tisochrysis lutea

Carbon substrates

Growth rate (mg/L/day)

N assimilation rate (%)

P assimilation rate (%)

Glucose assimilation rate (%)

Glycerol assimilation rate (%)

Acetate assimilation rate (%)

Glucose

5.8 ± 2.1B

20.6 ± 2.7C

35.8 ± 7.0B

0

–

–

Glycerol

20.0 ± 0.8A

31.4 ± 0.3A

61.5 ± 9.6A

–

2.0 ± 0.5

–

Acetate

1.9 ± 0.6C

0.0D

5.9 ± 2.3C

–

–

0

No carbona

18.3 ± 0.0A

24.7 ± 0.0B

42.3 ± 0.0B

–

 

–

  1. The values from three biological replicates are expressed as mean ± one standard deviation. Statistical analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA combined with LSD analysis at p < 0.05
  2. a No carbon means no carbon substrates in the medium, as a control group
  3. A, B, C, D Different capital letters denote a significant difference