Microalgal species | Selection pressure | Selection time | Performance | References |
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Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | Nitrogen limitation | 50Â days | The numbers of intracellular lipid bodies was massively increased | [110] |
Crypthecodinium cohnii | Inhibitory concentration of glucose | 650Â days | High biomass and lipid accumulation was achieved | [115] |
Rhodococcus opacus | High glycerol concentration | 22Â days | The conversion of glycerol into TAG was improved | [116] |
Rhodococcus opacus | Phenol as sole carbon source | 40 passages | The lipid production was increased by twofold | [117] |
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | Nitrogen starvation | 84Â days | Lipid productivity was increased by 2.36 times | [118] |
Chlorella vulgaris | 660Â nm LEDs | 114Â days | Maximum biomass density was achieved | [119] |
Dunaliella salina | Combined blue and red light | 80Â days | Increase of accumulation of carotenoids under combined blue and red light | [110] |
Phaeodactylum tricornutum | Combined blue and red light | 60Â days | Increase of biomass production and fucoxanthin accumulation | [122] |
Chlorella sp. | 10% and 20% CO2 | 97Â days | Enhanced CO2 fixation capability and carotenoids accumulation | [123] |
Schizochytrium sp. | Agitation at 230Â rpm | 40Â days | Maximum cell dry weight and DHA yield were observed | [131] |