Research Article

Efficacy of EDTA and Phosphorous on Biomass Yield and Total Lipid Accumulation in Two Green Microalgae with Special Emphasis on Neutral Lipid Detection by Flow Cytometry

Table 2

Statistical parameters of Nile red stained cells of Chlorella ellipsoidea and Chlorococcum infusionum under different concentrations of P and EDTA (CV: coefficient of variation).

Chlorella ellipsoideaChlorococcum infusionum
Stress factors% grandparentMedianCVStress factors% grandparentMedianCV

Control9.891,21730.45Control7.671.11226.74
0.15 g/L P51.266,006141.570.00 g/L P30.544,171117.57
0.05 g/L EDTA30.414,152140.810.08 g/L EDTA28.313,426106.39