Table 1.

Maximum specific growth rates of six different yeasts in different media

	μmax a (h−1, YPD medium)	μmax a (h−1, YM medium)	μmax a (h−1, NLM medium)	μmax b (h−1, NLM medium)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae	0.53 ± 0.02	0.50 ± 0.01	0.37 ± 0.02	0.24 ± 0.01
Trichosporon oleaginosus	0.47 ± 0.01	0.42 ± 0.01	0.40 ± 0.02	0.39 ± 0
Rhodotorula graminis	0.19 ± 0.01c	0.2 ± 0c	0.21 ± 0.01	0.27 ± 0.01
Lipomyces starkeyi	0.13 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0	0.13 ± 0.01	0.12 ± 0
Rhodosporidium toruloides	0.42 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.01	0.29 ± 0.03	0.45 ± 0.02
Yarrowia lipolytica	0.24 ± 0.01c	0.21 ± 0.01c	0.23 ± 0.02	0.31 ± 0.04

^aMaximum specific growth rates were calculated based on calculated OD_600 nm results collected from Bioscreen cultivation, n = 8

^bMaximum specific growth rates were calculated based on OD_600 nm data collected from shake flask cultivation, n = 3

^cMaximum specific growth rates were calculated based on dry cell weight collected from shake flask cultivation, n = 3