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ReviewApplied biochemistry and biotechnology2026

Co-cultures of Microalgae and Other Microorganisms: Wastewater Treatment and Production of Value-Added Bioproducts.

Amawish Chaudhry, Tongtong Wang, Chonlong Chio, Dhanushya Thilagam Jeyakumar, Md Shafiqur Rahman, Zi-Hua Jiang, Shiqing Sun, Wensheng Qin

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Review in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Amawish ChaudhryDepartment of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada.
Tongtong WangJiaxing Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Advanced Materials for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction, School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, 72 Yuexiu Road South, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China.
Chonlong ChioDepartment of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada.
Dhanushya Thilagam JeyakumarDepartment of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada.
Md Shafiqur RahmanDepartment of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada.
Zi-Hua JiangDepartment of Chemistry, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada.
Shiqing SunJiaxing Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Advanced Materials for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction, School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, 72 Yuexiu Road South, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China.
Wensheng QinDepartment of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1, Canada. wqin@lakeheadu.ca.

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2017-05366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbial interactions are crucial for a wide range of processes, including the production of high-quality food and beverages, environmental sustainability through nutrient cycling, waste valorization, bioremediation, and maintaining ecological balance across diverse ecosystems. In natural habitats, microorganisms exhibit competitive and symbiotic relationships, utilizing evolved mechanisms to protect substrates and defend habitats. The combined activity of microorganisms in co-cultures offers synergistic benefits compared to single-microorganism systems, particularly in wastewater treatment and bioproduct production. Microalgal-bacterial coculture processes have gained significant attention due to their high nutrient remediation efficiencies and low-cost wastewater treatment potential. Co-cultures of microalgae with bacteria, yeast, and fungi have shown promise not only in wastewater treatment but also in the production of valuable bioproducts such as biofuels, lactic acid, hydrogen, microbial fuel cells, antibiotics, bioethanol, and biopolymers. This review paper explores the potential of microalgae and other microorganisms in various biotechnological applications. This review highlights the importance of co-cultures in wastewater management, the production of value-added products, challenges faced in co-culture systems, and future research directions. Therefore, integrating microalgae with other microorganisms offers great promise for sustainable biotechnological applications, with the resilience of these systems being crucial for large-scale operations.

Indexed as

BacteriaFungiMicroalgaeWastewaterWater PurificationBiofuelsCoculture TechniquesBiofuelsWastewaterCo-culturesConsortiumMicroalgae interactionsMicrobial fuel cellSynergistic benefitsWastewater treatment

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PMID41774382

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