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Fungi-Algae-Bacteria Team Cleaned Antibiotics From Pig Wastewater

Fungi-Algae-Bacteria Team Cleaned Antibiotics From Pig Wastewater

Rhizopus mold

What they found

A fungus–algae–bacteria system removed up to 92% of organic waste and 88–96% of residual antibiotics from swine wastewater in 14 days.

A fungus–algae–bacteria system removed up to 92% of organic waste and 88–96% of residual antibiotics from swine wastewater in 14 days.

The number

88–96% of residual antibiotics

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Bacillus cereus, Rhizopus oryzae

Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Bacillus cereus, Rhizopus oryzae

Compound

5-deoxystrigol

5-deoxystrigol

Published in

Bioresource Technology

Bioresource Technology

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Wastewater Detox

Wastewater Detox

A three-species system using algae (Chlorella pyrenoidosa), bacteria (Bacillus cereus), and fungi (Rhizopus oryzae) removed up to 92% of organic waste, 90% of nitrogen, 88% of phosphorus, and 88–96% of residual antibiotics from swine wastewater in just 14 days. Adding the plant hormone 5-deoxystrigol at 10⁻⁶ M boosted removal efficiency by another ~4–5% by supercharging microbial growth and enzyme activity. The multi-species consortium outperformed single-organism treatments by 12–18%, showing fungi–algae–bacteria teams can strip both pollution and antibiotic residues from factory-farm water far more effectively than conventional methods.

A three-species system using algae (Chlorella pyrenoidosa), bacteria (Bacillus cereus), and fungi (Rhizopus oryzae) removed up to 92% of organic waste, 90% of nitrogen, 88% of phosphorus, and 88–96% of residual antibiotics from swine wastewater in just 14 days. Adding the plant hormone 5-deoxystrigol at 10⁻⁶ M boosted removal efficiency by another ~4–5% by supercharging microbial growth and enzyme activity. The multi-species consortium outperformed single-organism treatments by 12–18%, showing fungi–algae–bacteria teams can strip both pollution and antibiotic residues from factory-farm water far more effectively than conventional methods.

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