Table 2. Biomass and lipids production in A. fumigatus and microalgal strains grown in mono-cultures and co-cultures.
| Fungi/Microalgae monocultures, 0 h | Fungi/Microalgae monocultures, 48 h | Microalgae+A. fumigatus/TWS, co-cultures, 48 h | Microalgae+A. fumigatus/GLU, co-cultures, 48 h | |||||||||
| Species | Biomass (g/l) | Lipids (%) | Lipid yield (mg/l) | Biomass (g/l) | Lipids (%) | Lipid yield (mg/l) | Biomass (g/l) | Lipids (%) | Lipid yield (mg/l) | Biomass (g/l) | Lipids (%) | Lipid yield (mg/l) |
| A. fumigatus | ||||||||||||
| A. fumigatus/TWS | 0.07±0.01 | 2.91±0.2 | 1.71±0.7 | 0.13±0.01 | 3.69±0.1 | 4.11±0.9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| A. fumigatus/GLU | 0.08±0.01 | 12.02±3.6 | 8.12±1.9 | 0.20±0.03 | 12.10±3.1 | 25.46±4.1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Freshwater microalgae | ||||||||||||
| C. vulgaris | 0.07±0.01 | 22.20±2.7 | 14.59±1.7 | 0.20±0.02 | 23.20±2.8 | 45.74±5.5 | 0.47±0.0* | 9.85±2.1 | 46.2±5.5 | 0.80±0.1** | 18.35±2.2 | 146.07±17.6** |
| P. subcapitata | 0.06±0.01 | 16.14±3.1 | 10.74±1.9 | 0.29±0.04 | 24.91±3.0 | 72.42±8.7 | 0.56±0.0* | 5.21±1.7 | 30.76±4.1 | 0.75±0.1** | 10.21±2.4 | 78.45±18.2 |
| C. reinhardtii | 0.06±0.01 | 7.37±0.8 | 4.68±0.5 | 0.27±0.03 | 5.67±0.6 | 15.35±1.8 | 0.54±0.1* | 3.81±0.5 | 25.99±3.1# | 0.85±0.1** | 8.59±1.0 | 73.35±8.8* |
| S. quadricauda | 0.05±0.01 | 6.87±0.8 | 3.68±0.4 | 0.32±0.04 | 6.67±0.8 | 21.39±2.8 | 0.59±0.07# | 3.96±1.2 | 30.86±5.4# | 0.62±0.1# | 7.86±0.9 | 49.01±5.9# |
| Marine microalgae | ||||||||||||
| Thraustochytrium sp | 0.08±0.03 | 38.20±9.4 | 32.23±7.6 | 0.28±0.08 | 36.20±8.8 | 101.70±25.6 | 0.71±0.2* | 16.35±4.8 | 125.34±36.3** | 1.06±0.2** | 23.35±4.1 | 245.96±36.1** |
| T. chuii | 0.07±0.03 | 12.34±5.6 | 9.26±3.0 | 0.20±0.04 | 11.80±3.5 | 23.15±5.2 | 0.31±0.7 | 6.3±3.7 | 20.69±8.2 | 0.59±0.1* | 11.21±4.1 | 67.67±14.1# |
| D. tertrioleta | 0.05±0.01 | 16.12±1.9 | 8.84±1.0 | 0.16±0.01 | 12.22±1.4 | 20.11±2.4 | 0.43±0.1* | 6.86±0.9 | 30.80±4.0# | 0.50±0.1* | 13.86±1.6 | 69.57±8.3* |
| Nl. oculata | 0.03±0.01 | 11.88±1.4 | 4.18±0.5 | 0.11±0.01 | 11.71±1.4 | 12.34±1.4 | 0.38±0.1* | 4.60±0.8 | 17.80±3.0 | 0.49±0.1* | 9.60±1.1 | 47.29±5.7# |
| N. oculata | 0.06±0.01 | 27.40±3.3 | 18.48±2.2 | 0.20±0.02 | 25.10±3.0 | 50.79±6.1 | 0.47±0.1* | 10.30±1.2 | 48.41±5.8 | 0.60±0.1* | 18.30±2.2 | 109.31±13.1** |
| P. lunula | 0.07±0.02 | 7.30±2.4 | 4.92±1.2 | 0.27±0.03 | 7.7±2.1 | 20.97±6.1 | 0.40±0.1 | 4.30±1.2 | 18.41±4.1 | 0.51±0.1# | 8.10±2.6 | 41.68±8.8 |
| D. salina | 0.04±0.01 | 12.83±1.5 | 5.19±0.6 | 0.12±0.01 | 12.58±1.5 | 15.26±1.8 | 0.39±0.1# | 6.42±0.7 | 25.02±3.0# | 0.58±0.1* | 10.94±1.3 | 63.10±7.6* |
Synergistic effects of A. fumigatus/microalgal co-cultures with significance levels: *p<0.05; **p<0.01.
Additive effect of A. fumigatus/microalgal co-cultures: #.