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234 Algae: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology

TABLE 6.18
Main Algal Groups Cultured in the Media

Medium Group Cultured
BG11 medium Freshwater and soil Cyanophyceae
Diatom medium Freshwater Bacillariophyceae
DY-III medium Freshwater Chrysophyceae
Aaronson medium Ochromonas sp.
Cramer and Myers medium Euglenophyceae
Beijerinck medium Freshwater Chlorophyceae
Bold Basal medium Broad spectrum medium for freshwater Chlorophyceae,
and Xantophyceae, Chrysophyceae, and Cyanophyceae
MES-Volvox medium Broad spectrum medium for freshwater algae
Walne’s medium Broad spectrum medium for marine algae
(especially designed for mass culture)
ASN-III medium Marine Cyanophyceae
CHU-11 medium Marine Cyanophyceae
PCR-S11 medium Prochlorophyceae
f/2 medium Broad spectrum medium for coastal algae
K medium Broad spectrum medium for oligotrophic marine algae
ESAW medium Broad spectrum medium for coastal and open ocean algae