Decontamination of Chlorella sp. culture using antibiotics and antifungal cocktail treatment

• Main Authors: Mustapa, Mokhzanni, Sallehudin, Nor Jannah, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi, Mohammad Noor, Normawaty, Ahmad Raus, Raha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Research Publishing Network 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55430/1/Decontamination%20of%20Chlorella%20sp.%20culture%20using%20antibiotics%20and%20antifungal%20cocktail%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55430/; http://www.arpnjournals.org/jeas/research_papers/rp_2016/jeas_0116_3303.pdf

Direct sampling of microalgae from nature inevitably brings together the problem of massive growth of bacteria and fungi. In this study, bacterial and fungal contamination level was evaluated from the Chlorella sp. isolated from two different locations of local freshwater area. Attempts to obtain ax...