Cultivation of Arthrospira platensis and harvesting using edible fungi isolated from mould soybean cake

[Display omitted] •Portable outdoor cultivation system of A. platensis resulted to 2-fold biomass.•Safe harvesting using edible fungi from local food was developed.•R. microsporus was screened as the best bioflocculant.•Both cultivation and harvesting systems were practical and simple to be conducted. In this study, the cultivation and harvesting of Arthrospira platensis biomass were proposed via simple, safe, and efficient techniques for direct consumption. Cultivation of microalgae in a covered macrobubble column under outdoor conditions resulted in significant differences (p