In order to increase the EPA yield produced by Pythium ultimum, the fermentation process of Pythium ultimum for EPA production was optimized by Plackett-Burman design combined with Box-Behnken design on the basis of preliminary optimal fermentation conditions. The results showed that the optimal fermentation conditions were obtained as follows: sucrose 8%, KNO3 0.4%, yeast powder 0.65%, Na2HPO40.175%, MgSO40.065%, soybean oil 1.0%, initial pH 6.0, liquid volume in flask 50 mL/250 mL.Under the optimal conditions, EPA yield reached 541.61 mg/L, which increased by 85.22 mg/L compared with that of preliminary optimization (456.39 mg/L). |