Table 2. Dunaliella salina strains (data of three culture replicates ± sd).

Strains

Cell maximum
density
(cel./ml·10⁵)

Growth rate
(div./day)

Chlorophyll/Carotene

Carotene
(µg/ml)

CCAP 19/30

245.97 (± 92.70)

0.77 (± 0.04)

3.50 (± 0.46)

11.97 (± 3.01)

CCMAR-71

91.46 (± 17.00)

0.56 (± 0.02)

3.83 (± 1.13)

11.43 (± 1.61)

BCA 421

103.54 (± 5.60)

0.63 (± 0.03)

4.42 (± 1.01)

10.57 (± 3.20)

ITC-501

67.71 (± 6.15)

0.49 (± 0.07)

5.45 (± 1.36)

8.41 (± 4.11)

ITC-502

79.58 (± 27.68)

0.54 (± 0.05)

5.45 (± 0.87)

5.83 (± 0.28)

ITC-503

25.97 (± 5.69)

0.40 (± 0.11)

9.96 (± 0.42)

5.47 (± 0.75)

ITC-504

92.79 (± 18.81)

0.49 (±0.01)

7.64 (± 0.45)

3.23 (± 0.88)

ITC-607

97.30 (± 9.09)

0.42 (±0.05)

6.06 (± 0.68)

7.48 (± 1.36)

ITC-506

45.59 (± 19.78)

0.46 (± 0.03)

6.22 (± 2.29)

8.08 (± 3.83)