Table 3 Comparison of in silico and in vivo growth rates of M . alpina Media condition (mmol gDW −1  h −1 ) Growth rate (h −1 ) Ref. in vivo in silico Glc (v = 0.8) 0.0696 0.0690 [8] Glc (v = 2.0) 0.1708 0.1546 [1] in vivo: experimental results; in silico: simulation results.