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Table 1 Biochemical and physiological characters of "C." minutissima, A. protothecoides and "C." protothecoides var. acidicola

From: Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic position of Chlorella-like isolates from low pH environments (pH < 3.0)

Species

Sec car.

NO3-

Thiam.

B12

pH

%NaCl

°C

"C." minutissima1

-

+

-

-

5.5

1

32

A. protothecoides 1

-

-

+

-

3.5–4.0

3–4

28–34

"C." protothecoides var. acidicola

-

-

-+

-

2.0

3–5

34

  1. 1Data from [12]. Sec car. = Secondary carotenoids, NO3- = nitrate reduction, Thiam. = thiamine requirement, B12 = vitamin B12 requirement, pH = limit of growth at pH, %NaCl = limit of growth at %NaCl, °C = upper temperature limit of growth.