Mohamad Padri, Mohamed Sahrul Tamzil
Existence of microbial communities in the microalgae culture has been inevitable in the large open cultivation. Most of the other microbial existences co- culture in industrial-scale microalgae production have been gaining more attention nowadays. Production in large scale has been starting to apply and control the microbial community that co-existing with the algae in the culture as it majorly contributes to the results of the biomass, determine the nutrients intake, and efficiency of the cultivation system. Failure to control and monitor the accompanying microorganisms in the algal culture, especially open culture systems can negatively affect all the production activity. Nevertheless, co-culture by combining microalgae in the cultivation system with other microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, or yeast can also be beneficial for the algae as they may support the growth of the algae through synergistic, syntrophic, or other mutualistic interaction. Furthermore, downstream process including dewatering and separation process can also be assisted by these beneficial co-culture systems. Quality and quantity of the biomass have been reported to improve after suitable coculture agent in the algal cultivation. Similarly, the efficiency of nutrient intake which fundamental for the coupling of wastewater treatment with algal biomass production is potentially enhanced by the existence of other microorganisms in the algae culture. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025. All Rights Reserved.
Development of Algal Biotechnology in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (DABKSA) Project, Beacon Development Department, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Alumni Association of the Department of Biology (IKAPROBIO), Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
