Table 2 Physiological features and biodiesel production in the wax ester synthase-expressing and reference strains

Specific growth rate (/h)

0.44 ± 0.01

0.32 ± 0.01

0.36 ± 0.02

0.34 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.01

0.33 ± 0.02

q_ethanol (mmol/g/h)

43 ± 3

28 ± 3

40 ± 4

38 ± 3

36 ± 4

38 ± 4

Ethanol (g/L)^a

6.9 ± 0.2

5.9 ± 0.2

6.6 ± 0.3

6.5 ± 0.2

6.2 ± 0.3

4.9 ± 0.2

FAEEs (mg/L)

nd

5.0 ± 0.8

6.3 ± 1.2

2.1 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 0.4