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. 2014 Apr 3;9(4):e92460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092460

Table 1. Growth characteristics of C. protothecoides UTEX 411, C. vulgaris UTEX 265, C. sorokiniana UTEX 1230.

Chlorella Species C. protothecoides C. vulgaris C. sorokiniana
Strain UTEX 411 UTEX 265 UTEX 1230
Specific Growth Rate, μ (d−1) 0.48±0.01 0.84±0.09 1.77±0.04
0.32±0.05 0.23±0.01 0.36±0.05
Doubling Time (hr) 35±1 20±2 9±1
52±4 72±3 46±3

The major heterotrophic and photoautotrophic growth parameters for each Chlorella strain were calculated using data points from the exponential phase of batch culture. Bold values correspond to heterotrophic populations; regular typeface represents autotrophic rates. All kinetic quantities are reported as the average of biological replicates ± standard deviations.