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Contribution of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in One Health Approach
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Contribution of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in One Health Approach

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2025) | Viewed by 912

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Dr. Sufia Hena

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Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
Interests: bio-decarbonisation; CO2 sequestration; bio-leaching of metals and minerals; restoration of mining sites; bio-energy; bio-remediation of wastewater; adaptive laboratory evolution of microorganism; photo-bioreactors
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Dear Colleagues,

The One Health Approach acknowledges that human health relates to the health of animals and the shared environment. It is an extension of the One Medicine concept aimed to recognise the relationship between human and animal genomes to prevent disease efficiently and to understand the cause, mechanism, and transmission routes of the diseases. The One Health Approach supports interdisciplinary approaches to address complex health issues and achieve the best health for humans, animals, and the environment; it also discusses how we all impact each other.

Microalgae and cyanobacteria are some of the most important components of the ecosystem. This Special Issue aims to discuss and compile the topics on the contribution of microalgae and cyanobacteria to the One Health Approach as food products for humans and animals, diagnostic and therapeutic applications, a new approach to agricultural production, wastewater treatments, climate change mitigation (CO2 and flue gas sequestration and biofuel production), and rehabilitation of mine sites and barren land. It also covers the concept of the association of harmful algal bloom with illness or death among livestock, river and pond fish, and its impact on human health. 

This Special Issue invites researchers from academic institutions and industry to contribute research articles, reviews, reports, short communications, field studies, and new hypotheses based on metanalyses and original observations for better healthcare and a sustainable environment.

Dr. Sufia Hena
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  • microalgae
  • cyanobacteria
  • One Health Approach
  • ecosystem

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Parametric Studies and Semi-Continuous Harvesting Strategies for Enhancing CO2 Bio-Fixation Rate and High-Density Biomass Production Using Adaptive Laboratory-Evolved Chlorella vulgaris
by Sufia Hena, Tejas Bhatelia, Nadia Leinecker and Milinkumar Shah
Microorganisms 2026, 14(2), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms14020324 - 30 Jan 2026
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This study adopts a biochemical approach to sequester CO2 while producing biomass rich in protein and lipids, using an adapted strain of Chlorella vulgaris (ALE-Cv), which had previously evolved to tolerate a gas mixture containing 10% CO2 and 90% [...] Read more.
This study adopts a biochemical approach to sequester CO2 while producing biomass rich in protein and lipids, using an adapted strain of Chlorella vulgaris (ALE-Cv), which had previously evolved to tolerate a gas mixture containing 10% CO2 and 90% air. The research studied the operating parameters of the batch photobioreactor for ALE-Cv to evaluate the effects of inoculum size, photoperiod, light intensity, pH of culture, and CO2 supply rate on biomass productivity and CO2 bio-fixation rate. The optimal conditions were identified as 16:8 h light–dark cycles, 5000 lux, pH 7, 20 mL of 10 g/L inoculum, and 0.6 VVM; the system achieved a maximum total biomass production of 7.03 ± 0.21 g/L with a specific growth rate of 0.712 day−1, corresponding to a CO2 bio-fixation of 13.4 ± 0.45 g/L in batch cultivation. While the pre-adapted strain of Chlorella vulgaris under the same operating conditions, except for the gas supply, which was air, achieved a maximum total biomass production of 0.52 ± 0.008 g/L, and the total CO2 bio-fixation was 1.036 ± 0.021 g/L during 7-day cultivation. A novel semi-continuous harvesting process, with and without nutrient addition, was also investigated to maximise biomass yield and enable water recycling for culture media. The maximum biomass production in semi-continuous harvesting process with and without nutrition added was 5.29 ± 0.09 and 9.91 ± 0.11 g/L, while the total corresponding CO2 bio-fixation was 9.70 ± 0.13 and 18.16 ± 0.11 g/L, respectively, during 15-day cultivation. The findings provide critical insights into enhancing CO2 bio-fixation through adaptive evolution of ALE-Cv and offer optimal operational parameters for future large-scale microalgae cultivation. This research also links microalgae-based CO2 sequestration to green technologies and the bioeconomy, highlighting its potential contribution to climate change mitigation while supporting environmental sustainability, food security, and ecosystem resilience. Full article
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