Comparative Studies of Oleaginous Fungal Strains (Mucor circinelloides and Trichoderma reesei) for Effective Wastewater Treatment and Bio-Oil Production

Table 1

Different substrates used and bio-oil content in respective fungus were compared.

Substrate type	Fungi cultivated	Lipid accumulation (wt/wt)	Ref.
Glucose, with N limitation and xylose induction	Cunninghamella echinulata  ATHUM  4411	57.70%	[13]
	Mortierella  isabellina  ATHUM  2935	65.50%
Lactose	Mortierella  isabellina	36%	[14]
Glucose, fructose, and sucrose	Thamnidium  elegans  CCF-1465	70%	[15]
Sweet sorghum extract	Mortierella  isabellina	51%	[16]
Rice hull hydrolysate	Mortierella  isabellina	64.30%	[17]
Low strength wastewater	Mucor  circinelloides  MTCC1297	22.11%	Present study
	Trichoderma  reesei  NCIM992	9.82%