Table 3.

Biomass, chitin and chitosan production by C. elegans grown on agroindustrial waste compared with results obtained by the literature.

Microorganism	Substrate	Biomass (g L−1)	Chitin (mg g−1)	Chitosan (mg g−1)	Reference
Cunninghamella elegans	CSL and CW	9.93	89.39	57.82	This study
Rhizopus arrhizus	CSL and CW	8.80	54.38	20.51	[6]
Rhizopus arrhizus	Synthetic medium for Mucorales	-	92	13	[8]
Rhizopus arrhizus	Modified synthetic medium for Mucorales	-	94	14	[8]
Rhizopus arrhizus	CSL and honey	20.6	-	29.3	[26]
Rhizopus arrhizus	CSL 4%	13.00	30.40	12.85	[27]
Mucor circinelloides	Yam bean	20.70	500	64	[5]
Cunninghamella elegans	Yam bean	24.30	440	66	[3]
Aspergillus niger	Potato dextrose broth	9.00	-	107	[16]
Lentinus edodes	Potato dextrose broth	1.4	-	33	[16]
Zygosaccharomyces rouxii	Yeast malt extract broth	4.4	-	36	[16]
Candida albicans	Yeast malt extract broth	1.8	-	44	[16]
Mucor rouxii	YPD medium	9–14	-	40–80	[28]
Mucor racemosus	YPD medium	15.0	-	35.1	[29]
Cunninghamella elegans	YPD medium	25.0	-	20.5	[29]
Gongronella butleri	Sweet potato pieces and mineral solution and urea	56.3	-	127 (12.7%)	[30]

- Data not shown.