Algae had a significant potential for removing infectious pathogens and degrading antibiotics. the innovation suggests the application of algae-based technologies for antimicrobial wastewater treatment. biodegradation of antibiotics is by algae-based strategies regarding environmental effect, sustainability and economic viability. microalgal systems have been used to break down various antibiotics in wastewater because of their low operating costs. some bioremediation investigations involving algae had been successful on an industrial scale. the handling of biomass accumulating downstream was critical. the biomass could be used as useful biochar for antibiotic elimination. as a result, future research should focus on estimating the real effectiveness of hybrid systems in terms of removing antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic resistance bacteria as well as targeted antibiotics and reducing effluent toxicity.