Table 1 Comparison of biomass, astaxanthin titer, and astaxanthin content in X. dendrorhous with those reported in the literature

ATCC 74219

Shake-flask

6.3

22.5

(Amado & Vazquez 2015)

NBRC

Shake-flask

17.0 (OD₆₀₀)

2.5

(Hara et al. 2014)

NBRC 10129

Shake-flask

5.5

1.7

(Yamamoto et al. 2016)

UV3-721

Shake-flask

3.3

15.6

(Pan et al. 2020)

UV3-721

Shake-flask

3.1

3.5

(Wang et al. 2019)

PR106

Shake-flask

–

–

(Zhang et al. 2019)

JH1

Shake-flask (1.4 L)

37.1

45.6

(Kim et al. 2005)

25-2

Bioreactor (2 L)

8.8

2.3 (carotenoid)

(Torres-Haro et al. 2021a)

25-2

Bioreactor (110 L)

9.0

1.9 (carotenoid)

(Torres-Haro et al. 2021a)

AXJ-20

Bioreactor (20 L)

22.1

85

(Schewe et al. 2017)

DSMZ 5626

Bioreactor (2 L)

16.4

3.6

(Harith et al. 2020)

ZJUT46

Bioreactor (20 L)

15.7

27.1

(Hu et al. 2006)

ZJUT46

Bioreactor (1500 L)

17.4

39.5

(Hu et al. 2007)

2A2N

Bioreactor (100 L)

36.0

40.0

(An., 2001)

ZJUT003

Bioreactor (35 L)

21.3

58.8

(Zheng et al. 2006)

E5042

Bioreactor (35 L)

30.7

77

(Liu et al. 2008)

VKPM 2476

Bioreactor (10 L)

88

420

(de la Fuente et al. 2010)

AS 2.1557

Bioreactor (10 L)

17.3

14.3

(Wang & Yu 2009)

ENM5

Bioreactor (1 L)

29.2

26.8

(Liu et al. 2008)

UV3-721

Bioreactor (3 L)

20.2

87

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