An indigenous microalgal pool containing Klebsormidium sp. K39 as a stable and efficacious biotechnological strategy for Escherichia coli removal in urban wastewater treatment.

The microalgal-based wastewater treatment appears as a valuable alternative, although further investigations, based on 'omics' approaches, could be applied to better explore any fluctuation within the MP species composition in an in situ trial. © 2024 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.