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Studies on Textile Dye Decolourisation by Different Fungal Species


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1 Post Graduate and Research Department of Microbiology, Dr. N.G.P. College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 035, Tamilnadu, India
 

Different fungal species, isolated in the laboratory, were tested for their dye degrading ability in still culture at various incubation periods. The study revealed the effective decolourisation of Orange-11 and some commercially used dyes like Dri green 2B1 and Dri brill red 4BL1. Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus sp. Caused 100% and 92% degradation respectively in 10 days incubation in still culture containing Orange 11 dye. Dri green 2B1 was effectively decolourised by most of the fungal species causing more than 70% decolourisation in 10 days. Dye decolourisation, an ability of some fungal species, suggests that they were promising fungal strains for the treatment of textile industry waste waters.
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C. N. Murugalakshmi
Post Graduate and Research Department of Microbiology, Dr. N.G.P. College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 035, Tamilnadu, India
R. Anand
Post Graduate and Research Department of Microbiology, Dr. N.G.P. College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 035, Tamilnadu, India
V. Sharanya
Post Graduate and Research Department of Microbiology, Dr. N.G.P. College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 035, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


Different fungal species, isolated in the laboratory, were tested for their dye degrading ability in still culture at various incubation periods. The study revealed the effective decolourisation of Orange-11 and some commercially used dyes like Dri green 2B1 and Dri brill red 4BL1. Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus sp. Caused 100% and 92% degradation respectively in 10 days incubation in still culture containing Orange 11 dye. Dri green 2B1 was effectively decolourised by most of the fungal species causing more than 70% decolourisation in 10 days. Dye decolourisation, an ability of some fungal species, suggests that they were promising fungal strains for the treatment of textile industry waste waters.