TABLE 1.

Pigment production by the microalga C. vulgaris after coimmobilization with A. brasilense in alginate beads and incubated under batch culture for 7 days^a

Pigment	C. vulgaris (μg/g of cells)	C. vulgaris plus A. brasilense (μg/g of cells)
Chlorophyll a	502†	679.3*
Chlorophyll b	71.9†	198.6*
β-Carotene	7.1†	20.3*
Lutein	52†	131.2*
Violoxanthin	10.4†	23.9*

^aNumbers denoted by a different symbol (* or †) for each pigment differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05 by Student's t test.