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A red microalgal, Rhodosorus marinus, was used to produce phycoerythrin. This autoflocculent species, grown in a vertical tubular photoreactor equipped with a gaz-lift system, achieved a growth rate of 0.029 h-1 with a maximum biomass yield of 2 g.l-1 dry weight. These values were close to those obtained in batch cultures of other red microalgae cultured as free cell suspensions. Results have shown that these algae could be grown efficiently in natural seawater enriched with nutrients and harvested by decantation followed by filtration.
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Dupré, C., Guary, J.C. & Grizeau, D. Culture of an autoflocculent microalga in a vertical tubular photobioreactor for phycoerythrin production. Biotechnol Tech 9, 185–190 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00157076
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