Fj. Marquez et al., ENHANCEMENT OF BIOMASS AND PIGMENT PRODUCTION DURING GROWTH OF SPIRULINA-PLATENSIS IN MIXOTROPHIC CULTURE, Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology, 62(2), 1995, pp. 159-164
Spirulina platensis grew mixotrophically on glucose in the light, enha
ncing biomass and pigment production. Under light-limited conditions,
biomass production was enhanced by supplemental microbial synthesis fr
om heterotrophic metabolism of glucose. Biomass and photosynthetic pig
ment production were increased 1.5-2.0-fold compared with those in aut
otrophic growth.