Microorganisms
Used
for
SCP
Production -
| Microorganism |
Substrate |
Used as |
Used commercially |
| Algae |
|
| Chlorella sp. |
CO2 + sunlight |
Feed |
Yes (Japan and Taiwan) |
| Scenedesmus acutus |
CO2 + sunlight |
- |
|
| Spirulina maxima |
CO2 + sunlight |
Feed |
Yes (Mexico) |
| Yeasts |
|
| Candida utilis (Torula Yeast) |
1. Confectionery |
- |
Yes (U.K.), Symba process |
| |
2. Ethanol |
Feed |
Yes (USA) |
| |
3. Sulphite liquor |
- |
Yes (Europe, USA, Russia) |
| C. intermedia |
Whey |
- |
Yes; Vienna process |
| C. krusei (+ Lactobacillus bulgarius) |
Whey |
- |
Yes; Kiel process |
| C. lipolytica |
n-alkanes (C10 - C23) + ammonia |
- |
Yes (Russia) |
| Kluyveromyces fragilis |
Whey |
Food |
Yes (France); Le Bel process |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Molasses |
(Food)* |
Yes |
| Fungi |
|
|
|
| Chaetomium cellulolyticum |
Cellulosic wastes |
- |
Promising |
| Fusarium graminearum |
Starch hydrolysate |
|
Yes (U.K) |
| Paecilomyces varioti |
Sulphite liquor |
- |
Yes (Finland); Pekilo process |
| Bacteria |
|
|
|
| Brevibacterium sp. |
C1 - C4 hydrocarbons |
- |
Process developed |
| Methylophilus methylotrophus |
Methanol |
Feed |
Yes (U.K.), |
|
