Fig. 5From: Identification and functional analysis of the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene (crtE) and phytoene synthase gene (crtB) for carotenoid biosynthesis in Euglena gracilis Effects of light intensity on crtE and crtB expression levels in E. gracilis. a Time-course of cell concentration of E. gracilis grown under continuous light at 27, 55, 460, and 920 μmol m−2 s−1 at 25 °C. b Cells of the alga cultured under the indicated light-stress treatments for 7 days. c and d Expression levels of EgcrtE (c) and EgcrtB (d) in the algal cells treated with the 7-day light-stress treatments. Data are the mean ± SE (n = 3). Data are representative of at least two individual experiments with similar results. Bars labeled with the same letter are not significantly different (Tukey’s multiple range test, P < 0.05). n.s., not significant; *P < 0.05, t-testBack to article page