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When threeThraustochytrium stains were cultivated in liquid media containing 2.5% starch and 0.2% yeast extract, initial pH 6.0, with shaking under fluorescent light for five days at 25°C, similar biomass yields were observed (9.7–10.3 g L−1). Contents of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in biomass varied: 0.15, 3.55 and 6.40% w/w forT. striatum ATCC 24473,T. aureum ATCC 34304 andT. roseum ATCC 28210, respectively. In further studies,T. roseum produced a maximum titer of 0.85 g of DHA per liter of culture broth. The DHA content of total lipids ranged from 46–49% w/w.
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Li, Z.y., Ward, O.P. Production of docosahexaenoic acid byThraustochytrium roseum . Journal of Industrial Microbiology 13, 238–241 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569755
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