Cocoa-associated filamentous fungi for the biocontrol of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus.

Aflatoxin and other mycotoxin contamination are major threats to global food security and present an urgent need to secure the global food crop against spoilage by mycotoxigenic fungi. Cocoa material is noted for naturally low aflatoxin contamination. This study was designed to assess the potential for harnessing cocoa-associated filamentous fungi for the biocontrol of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus.

Understanding the influence of free nitrous acid on microalgal-bacterial consortium in wastewater treatment: A critical review.

Microalgal-bacterial consortium (MBC) constitutes a sustainable and efficient alternative to the conventional activated sludge process for wastewater treatment (WWT). Recently, integrating the MBC process with nitritation (i.e.

Insights into the multi-targeted effects of free nitrous acid on the microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana in wastewater.

Microalgal-bacterial consortium process (MBCP) proposed as an alternative to the activated sludge process contains free nitrous acid (FNA). FNA antimicrobial influences on nitrifiers have been demonstrated. However, its influence on microalgae is largely unknown, limiting the system stability of MBCP.

A review of biopolymer (Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis in microbes cultivated on wastewater.

The large quantities of non-degradable single use plastics, production and disposal, in addition to increasing amounts of municipal and industrial wastewaters are among the major global issues known today. Biodegradable plastics from biopolymers such as Poly-β-hydroxybutyrates (PHB) produced by microorganisms are potential substitutes for non-degradable petroleum-based plastics. This paper reviews the current status of wastewater-cultivated microbes utilized in PHB production, including the various types of wastewaters suitable for either pure or mixed culture PHB production.

Simultaneous improvements on nutrient and Mg recoveries of microalgal bioremediation for municipal wastewater and nickel laterite ore wastewater.

Effects of different mixing ratios between synthetic municipal wastewater (MW) and magnesium (Mg)-enriched nickel laterite ore wastewater (NLOWW) on growth of Chlorella sorokiniana (C. sorokiniana), photosynthetic activities, cellular biocomposition, nutrient and Mg removal were investigated in photobioreactors. In the culture without NLOWW, wrinkled cells were observed with low biomass production.