Decolorization of Textile Dyes and Degradation of Mono-Azo Dye Amaranth by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NCIM 2890

Gajanan Ghodake, Umesh Jadhav, Dhawal Tamboli, Anuradha Kagalkar, Sanjay Govindwar

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Abstract

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NCIM 2890 (A. caloaceticus) was found to decolorize 20 different textile dyes of various classes. Decolorization of an azo dye amaranth was observed effectively (91%) at static anoxic condition, whereas agitated culture grew well but showed less decolorization (68%) within 48 h of incubation. Induction of intracellular and extracellular lignin peroxidase, intracellular laccase, dichlorophenol indophenol (DCIP) reductase and riboflavin reductase represented their involvement in the biodegradation of amaranth. The products obtained after degradation of Amaranth were characterized as naphthalene sulfamide, hydroxyl naphthalene diazonium and naphthalene diazonium. The germination and growth of Sorghum vulgare and Phaseolus mungo seeds, and the growth of E. coli and Bacillus substilis were not inhibited by the metabolic products of the dye.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)501-508
Number of pages8
JournalIndian Journal of Microbiology
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Acinetobacter
  • Amaranth
  • Biodegradation
  • Lignin peroxidase
  • Phytotoxicity

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