Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic position of Chlorella-like isolates from low pH environments (pH < 3.0)

Table 1 Biochemical and physiological characters of "C." minutissima, A. protothecoides and "C." protothecoides var. acidicola

Species	Sec car.	NO₃ ^-	Thiam.	B12	pH	%NaCl	°C
"C." minutissima ¹	-	+	-	-	5.5	1	32
A. protothecoides ¹	-	-	+	-	3.5–4.0	3–4	28–34
"C." protothecoides var. acidicola	-	-	-+	-	2.0	3–5	34

¹Data from [12]. Sec car. = Secondary carotenoids, NO₃ ^- = nitrate reduction, Thiam. = thiamine requirement, B12 = vitamin B12 requirement, pH = limit of growth at pH, %NaCl = limit of growth at %NaCl, °C = upper temperature limit of growth.

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