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Table 2 Summary of specific growth rates of Screen 1.2

From: Automated nutrient screening system enables high-throughput optimisation of microalgae production conditions

Strain

TAP media, μ max [h −1 ]

Mean μ max [h −1 ]

Highest individual μ max [h −1 ]

N and P source

M. inermum (18-1)

0.195 ± 0.004

0.116 ± 0.001

0.135 ± 0.002

3.8 mM NH4NO3

2 mM KH2PO4

A. gracilis (18-2)

0.187 ± 0.008

0.116 ± 0.001

0.147 ± 0.007

3.8 mM NH4NO3

10 mM KH2PO4

R. complanata (SF150)

0.197 ± 0.003

0.123 ± 0.003

0.145 ± 0.009

13.2 mM NaNO3

2 mM KH2PO4

C. sorokiniana (21)

0.116 ± 0.001

0.104 ± 0.002

0.125 ± 0.003

3.8 mM NH4NO3

2 mM KH2PO4

M. convolutum (9-FW)

0.230 ± 0.008

0.127 ± 0.004

0.156 ± 0.002

8.4 mM NH 4 Cl

10 mM KH 2 PO 4

C. pyrenoidosa (22)

0.116 ± 0.001

0.095 ± 0.001

0.107 ± 0.002

8.4 mM NH4Cl

2 mM KH2PO4

M. reisseri (13)

0.215 ± 0.003

0.144 ± 0.003

0.168 ± 0.008

3.8 mM (NH 2 ) 2 CO

10 mM KH 2 PO 4

P. falcate (4A-1)

0.191 ± 0.002

0.129 ± 0.004

0.156 ± 0.007

7.5 mM (NH 2 ) 2 CO

2 mM KH 2 PO 4

  1. Algal strains were cultivated in triplicates. The rows in bold represent the best performing algal strains and conditions.