A defined microalgal co-culture pairing the Chlorella vulgaris culture abbreviated CVB with Chlorella vulgaris CCAP 211/19 in casein whey-based media for dairy-whey valorization. Kelarijani et al. 2026 reported that the Chlorella vulgaris co-culture exhibited synergistic growth relative to single cultures and to a four-species algal mix in the casein whey panel.
Taxonomy
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| Chlorella vulgaris CVB — ontology label: Chlorella vulgaris | NCBITaxon:3077 · TaxonMech · TraitMech |
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| Chlorella vulgaris CCAP 211/19 — ontology label: Chlorella vulgaris | NCBITaxon:3077 · TaxonMech · TraitMech |
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Ecological Interactions
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Chlorella Whey Growth Synergy
The two C. vulgaris cultures exhibited synergistic growth in co-culture, outperforming the corresponding single-strain cultures and the mixed culture of all four assayed microalgae.
Participating Taxa: Chlorella vulgaris CVB, Chlorella vulgaris CCAP 211/19
Evidence
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PMID:42249951 - SUPPORT (IN_VITRO)"the co-culture of Chlorella vulgaris strains exhibited synergistic growth, outperforming single cultures and the mixed culture of all four species"
Knowledge gaps & discussions (1)
KNOWLEDGE_GAP OPEN Which inoculation ratio, casein whey dilution and supplementation, illumination, temperature, vessel, duration, and formal Chlorella strain or culture collection records were used for the C. vulgaris CVB and C. vulgaris CCAP 211/19 co-culture, and which exact nitrate, ammonia, protein, and biomass values correspond to this culture pair?
The accessible PubMed abstract names the Chlorella vulgaris CVB and CCAP 211/19 cultures, casein whey-based media, synergistic co-culture growth, and improved nitrogen removal by algal co-cultures, but it does not report inoculation ratios, medium recipes, culture vessels, illumination, temperature, duration, or exact nitrate, ammonia, protein, and biomass values for this culture pair.
Attaches to: engineering_design, ecological_interactions#Chlorella Whey Growth Synergy, growth_media#Casein whey-based microalgal medium
External Resources
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Primary publication - Chlorella vulgaris whey co-culture
PubMed record for the Current Microbiology study of microalgal single cultures and co-cultures grown in whey-supplemented media. |
OTHER | PMID:42249951 |
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Publication DOI - Chlorella vulgaris whey co-culture
DOI for the Current Microbiology study of Chlorella vulgaris co-culture in casein whey-based media. |
OTHER | doi:10.1007/s00284-026-05004-y |
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Growth Media
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