ArticlePloS one2025
Bioconversion of food waste by Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae: Potential for sustainable waste management and antimicrobial applications.
Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Addressing global food waste requires innovative and sustainable solutions. This study investigates the potential of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae to convert food waste into valuable byproducts, while evaluating the antimicrobial properties of larval extracts. Under controlled laboratory conditions, the larvae reduced the weight of food waste by 21.87%, demonstrating their effectiveness in waste degradation. The optimal food waste-to-sawdust ratio was identified as 10:1. The bioconversion process resulted in 111.60-fold increase in larval biomass when reared on food waste and a 153.20-fold increase on fresh pork liver, highlighting their efficiency in converting protein-rich substrates. Larval extracts demonstrated significant antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 100 µg/ml. Proteomic analysis revealed proteins with potential antimicrobial and antioxidative properties. Furthermore, the extracts promoted cell growth in vitro without showing cytotoxic effects on HaCaT cell lines, suggesting potential applications in wound healing and infection control. These findings highlight the capacity of C. megacephala larvae to reduce food waste while generating antimicrobial agents, offering a sustainable approach to waste management with promising implications in medical applications.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.