Table 4 Biomass and lipids concentrations in A. fumigatus and ‘Green Recovery’ strains grown in mono-cultures and co-cultures
From: Lipid production in association of filamentous fungi with genetically modified cyanobacterial cells
Strains | Biomass (g/L) | Lipid/intracellular FFA yield (mg/g DW) | Lipid/intracellular FFA concentration (% DW) | Extracellular FFA, yield (mg/L) | Extracellular FFA concentration (% DW) | FFA recovery from lipids, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SD strains | ||||||
 (A) 4 % CO2 | ||||||
  SD256 | 0.89 ± 0.12 | 39 ± 5.57 | 4.38 ± 0.62 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 0.19 ± 0.1 | NA |
  SD257 | 0.82 ± 0.10 | 42 ± 6.1 | 5.12 ± 09 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.11 ± 0.2 | NA |
  SD262 | 0.87 ± 0.12 | 52 ± 6.8 | 5.97 ± 0.89 | 26.9 ± 4.1 | 3.09 ± 0.44 | NA |
 (B) CO2 limitation (t = 0) | ||||||
  SD256 | 0.65 ± 0.15 | 17.8 ± 5.71 | 2.73 ± 0.51 | 12.3 ± 2.6 | 1.89 ± 0.1 | 29.28 ± 8.1 |
  SD257 | 0.71 ± 0.17 | 20.32 ± 8.1 | 2.86 ± 0.91 | 16.7 ± 3.8 | 2.35 ± 0.4 | 32.11 ± 9.7 |
  SD262 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 36.11 ± 8.1 | 3.61 ± 0.71 | 48.3 ± 11.9 | 4.83 ± 1.3 | NA |
 (C) CO2 limitation (control, t = 24) | ||||||
  SD256 | 0.60 ± 0.11 | 16.3 ± 4.34 | 2.61 ± 0.74 | 13.4 ± 3.3 | 2.24 ± 0.3 | 34.35 ± 8.3 |
  SD257 | 0.70 ± 0.15 | 18.47 ± 8.1 | 2.86 ± 0.91 | 18.0 ± 4.9 | 2.57 ± 1.5 | 33.85 ± 12.1 |
  SD262 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 30.46 ± 11.1 | 2.7 ± 0.47 | 52.3 ± 12.9 | 4.75 ± 1.2 | NA |
A. fumigatus/GLU-SD | ||||||
 (D) Co-cultivation of A. fumigatus/GLU with SD strains (t = 24 h) | ||||||
  SD256 | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 280 ± 41.1 | 7.17 ± 1.1 | ND | NA | NA |
  SD257 | 4.1 ± 0.5 | 302 ± 38.9 | 7.36 ± 1.1 | ND | NA | NA |
  SD262 | 5.8 ± 1.7 | 468.35 ± 68.8 | 8.08 ± 1.2 | ND | NA | NA |
A. fumigatus/TWS-SD | ||||||
 (E) Co-cultivation of A. fumigatus/TWS with SD strains (t = 24 h) | ||||||
  SD256 | 3.29 ± 0.4 | 112.22 ± 16.1 | 3.81 ± 0.5 | ND | NA | NA |
  SD257 | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 140.05 ± 25.1 | 4.00 ± 0.7 | ND | NA | NA |
  SD262 | 4.6 ± 0.5 | 239.8 ± 53.9 | 5.21 ± 0.4 | ND | NA | NA |