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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2026

Can microalgae grow on dissolved black carbon generated from high-frequency wildfires?

Shah Faisal, Ahmad Mustafa, Mahdy Elsayed, Shangze Zhang, Xuyang Qiao, Irfan Saif, Javed Muhammad, Ting Li, Jialing Tang, Cassamo Ussemane Mussagy and 5 more

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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15 authors.

Shah Faisal *Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Ahmad Mustafa *Faculty of Engineering, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt.
Mahdy ElsayedDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Shangze ZhangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Xuyang QiaoDepartment of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Irfan SaifMOE, Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Javed MuhammadDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Ting LiDepartment of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Jialing TangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Cassamo Ussemane MussagyEscuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y de los Alimentos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Ayub JadoonDepartment of Microbiology, Abbotabad University of Science and Technology, Abbotabad, Pakistan.
Mian Gul HilalInstitute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biohazard Monitoring and Green Prevention and Control in Artificial Grassland, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China.
Ali BahadurCryosphere and Eco-Environment Research Station of Shule River Headwaters, Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.
Ashutosh TiwariInstitute of Advanced Materials, IAAM, Ulrika, Sweden.
Abdelfatah AbomohraAquaculture Research, AWI - Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate and land-use changes have significantly increased the severity and frequency of global wildfires, raising concerns about their effects on the terrestrial environment, aquatic systems, and humans. During wildfires, numerous substances such as organic matter black carbon (BC), anions, cations, and nutrients are released and mobilized. Black carbon (BC) is a pyrogenic residue generated through the incomplete burning of organics (OCs) during wildfires. The introduction of BC to aquatic systems through rainfall events forms a dissolved fraction known as dissolved black carbon (DBC), which strongly absorbs sunlight and increases both surface and internal water temperatures. Currently, microalgae are popular candidates for carbon fixation, biofuel production, and other value-added products. This review suggests the potential application of DBC in aquatic environments to enhance microalgal growth through sunlight absorption and interaction with other pollutants. However, the addition of DBC for microalgal growth may face challenges; therefore, the employment of novel strategies should be promoted to direct future research toward ensuring cleaner, more economical, and environmentally friendly DBC consumption for enhanced microalgal biomass production.

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aquatic systemblack carbondissolved black carbonlight absorptionsustainability

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