. . "Chlorella sorokiniana"@en . . . . "Chlorella sorokiniana is a freshwater green microalga with a characteristic emerald-green color and pleasant grass odor. Its cell division rate is quite fast and divides into four new cells every 17 to 24 hours. The algae was found by a Dutch microbiologist Martinus W. Beijerinck in 1890. In 1951, the Rockfellar Foundation in collaboration with the Japanese Government and Dr."@en . . .