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Decolorization of reactive dyes by Clostridium bifermentans SL186 isolated from contaminated soil

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Decolorization of textile reactive azo dyes by a strain of bacteria (SL186) isolated from a contaminated site was investigated. SL186 was identified as Clostridium bifermentans by phenotypic characterization and 16S rDNA sequence comparison. Under anaerobic conditions, SL186 had decolorized the dyes Reactive Red 3B-A, Reactive Black 5, and Reactive Yellow 3G-P by over 90% after 36 h post-inoculation. The bacterium retained decolorizing activity over a wide range of pH values (6–12), with peak activity at pH 10. Additionally, SL186 decolorized a relatively high concentration of Reactive Red 3B-A dye (1,000 ppm) by over 80% and raw industrial effluent effectively. The addition of glucose increased the decolorization rate a little. Spectrophotometric analyses of the reactive dyes showed no distinct peak indicating aromatic amines. However, a new peak was detected between 300 and 450 nm from the decolorized raw industrial effluent. These results suggest that C. bifermentans SL186 is a suitable bacterium for the biological processing of dye-containing wastewater.

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    Min-Ho Joe, Sang-Young Lim & Dong-Ho Kim

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Hannam University, 461-1 Jeonmin-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 305-811, South Korea

    In-Soo Lee

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Joe, MH., Lim, SY., Kim, DH. et al. Decolorization of reactive dyes by Clostridium bifermentans SL186 isolated from contaminated soil. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 24, 2221–2226 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-008-9733-3

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