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Table 3.

Maximum specific growth rate of Cyclotella cryptica and dry weight at harvest under heterotrophic growth conditions (n = 3, unless otherwise specified)

Cultivation condition	Maximum specific growth rate (h⁻¹)	Dry weight at harvest (g L⁻¹)	Duration of growth (days)
250 mL Erlenmeyer flasks
0 rpm, no aeration	0.007 ± 0.003	0.17 ± 0.01	3
100 rpm, no aeration	0.052 ± 0.000	1.33 ± 0.04	3
115 rpm, no aeration	0.050 ± 0.001	1.28 ± 0.01	3
130 rpm, no aeration	0.051 ± 0.001	1.36 ± 0.08	3
145 rpm, no aeration	0.051 ± 0.002	1.29 ± 0.18	3
160 rpm, no aeration	0.053 ± 0.002	1.39 ± 0.02	3
500 mL Schott bottles
0 rpm, 0.28 v/v/min	0.026 ± 0.000	0.81 ± 0.06	4
0 rpm, 0.44 v/v/min^a	0.030 ± 0.001	1.09 ± 0.126	4
0 rpm, 1.07 v/v/min^a	0.031 ± 0.000	1.01 ± 0.11	4
19 L carboys
0 rpm, 0.25 v/v/min^a	0.025 ± 0.002	2.11 ± 0.18	12

^an = 2