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Degradation and detoxification of reactive yellow dyes by Scedosporium apiospermum: a mycoremedial approach

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Textile industrial effluents have long enunciated the essentiality of ascertaining an efficient wastewater treatment for the removal of azo dyes given their potential disturbances on the ecosystem. Our study investigated the efficiency of the strain SKF2 among 14 other isolates, molecularly identified to be Scedosporium apiospermum, isolated by our research group from the textile effluent sludge in the degradation of two azo dyes, Reactive Yellow 145 and Remazol Yellow RR. Kinetic profiling of the degradation process revealed the decolourisation efficiency to be 94.8 and 86.9% for RY 145 and RYRR, respectively, during the declining growth phase. Laccase and polyphenol oxidase (RY 145–2.37 and RYRR-2.30 U/mL; RY 145–3.26 and RYRR-2.89 U/mL, respectively) were found to influence the biodegradation process in both the dyes than the other examined fungal degradative enzymes. The metabolic pathway predicted with the aid of GC–MS analysis identified the degraded metabolites to be smaller molecular weight non-toxic products. Assessment of toxicity via brine shrimp lethality assay (RY 145–23.3% and RYRR-16.7%, respectively) and seed germination assay (RY 145–96.7% and RYRR-83.3%) further solidified the detoxified status of both the dyes after biodegradation. The experimental data thus substantiated the expediency of S. apiospermum SKF2 in the degradation of textile azo dyes and its further employment in the bioremediation of textile wastewaters for agricultural applications and ecological recycling.

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The UGC, New Delhi is greatly acknowledged for financial support through MRP Scheme [F. No. 43–134/2014 (SR)]. The authors acknowledge the National College Instrumentation Facility (NCIF), Tiruchirappalli (TN), India and its Co-ordinator, Dr.D.Saravanan for the analytical support. The authors are grateful to the Sri. K. Raghunathan, Secretary of National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli (TN), India, for providing all the support and facilities.

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  1. PG and Research Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 620001, India

    Varuna Kumaravel

  2. Geobiotechnology Laboratory, National College (Autonomous), (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 620001, India

    Varuna Kumaravel, Baby Jooju & Senthil Kumar Sadasivam

  3. Department of Pure and Applied Botany, College of Biosciences, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Paul Olusegun Bankole

  4. PG and Research Department of Botany, National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 620001, India

    Senthil Kumar Sadasivam

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Kumaravel, V., Bankole, P.O., Jooju, B. et al. Degradation and detoxification of reactive yellow dyes by Scedosporium apiospermum: a mycoremedial approach. Arch Microbiol 204, 324 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-02947-1

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