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Table 4 Examples of microorganisms and substrates for microbial protein production in submerged and solid-state fermentation

From: From microbial proteins to cultivated meat for alternative meat-like products: a review on sustainable fermentation approaches

Production method

Microorganism

Substrate

Reference

Submerged fermentation

Bacillus subtilis

Ram horns

[114]

Candida tropicalis

Sugarcane bagasse

[150]

Candida utilis

Pineapple cannery effluent

[151]

Cryptococcus aureus

Jerusalem artichoke extract

[134]

Escherichia coli

Ram horns

[114]

Fusarium venenatum

Glucose

[152]

Fusarium venenatum

Date waste

[153]

Rhodopseudomonas sp

Municipal wastewater

[154]

Rhodopseudomonas gelatinosa

Wheat bran infusion

[155]

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Potato, orange, carrot and apple peels

[156]

Solid-state fermentation

Aspergillus niger

Rapeseed cake

[157]

Aspergillus orizae

Black-eyed pea seed flour

[158]

Candida utilis

Wheat bran

[159]

Fusarium venenatum

Sugarcane bagasse

[145]

Neurospora intermedia

Waste bread

[160]

Rhizopus oligosporus

Wheat bran

[159]

Rhizopus oligosporus

Soybean meal

[161]

Pleorotus ostratus

Sugarcane bagasse

[145]

Pleorotus ostratus

Canola meal

[162]

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Sugarcane bagasse

[145]