Table 3.

Mean and maximum biomass productivities and growth rates of Chlorella vulgaris WT and mutant MT01 in 5- and 200 L fermenters.

Strain/fermenter	Mean productivity	Batch maximum productivity*	Mean specific growth rate	Batch maximum specific growth rate*
	(g L−1 d−1)	(g L−1 d−1)	(d−1)	(d−1)
WT 5-L Ferm	42.44 ± 5.31a	48.22	2.67 ± 0.32ab	2.92
MT01 5-L Ferm	41.03 ± 1.56a	42.11	2.98 ± 0.04a	3.01
WT 200-L Ferm	30.98 ± 2.25b	33.06	2.38 ± 0.08b	2.47
MT01 200-L Ferm	30.07 ± 1.47b	31.73	2.46 ± 0.26ab	2.64

Same letters in superscript after the values denote significant statistical differences (p > 0.05) between values on the same column. Values are given as means ± standard deviation of three biological replicates (n = 3).

^*Batch maximum productivity and batch maximum specific growth rate correspond to maximum mean productivity and mean specific growth rate obtained among the three replicates, respectively.