The Biodegradation of Azo Dyes by Actinobacteria - Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters - page 296

Table 2 Biodegradation of synthetic dyes by Actinobacteria via oxidation reduction processes
Actinomycetes
sp.

Dyes Conditions Comments References

Streptomyces
krainskii SUK-
5

Reactive blue-59 Shaking Complete (100 %) degradation of the dye was observed within 24 h at

pH 8 and temperature 30

Mane et al.
( 2008 ) ° C

Streptomyces
sp. SS07

Xylidine ponceau-2R,
direct black-38, direct
brown-1

Reduced Complete reduction of the dyes was achieved in 24 h at pH 9.2 and

37

Bhaskar et al.
( 2003 ) ° C

Streptomyces
sp.

Reactive blue 160 Shaking Actinomycetes had the potential to decolorize more than 98 % of dye

in the presence of lactose and urea within 48 h.

Khobragade
and Deshmukh
( 2013 )

Streptomyces
sp. C1

Indigo carmine diamond
black PV

Oxidized The 83.7 % decolorization was observed at pH of 8.0 and a

temperature of 40

Lu et al. ( 2013 )

° C in 2 h with syringaldehyde as mediator

Georgenia sp.
CC-NMPT-T3

Reactive orange 16 Static

anoxic

Decolorization of the dye was 94.2 % in 8 h at pH 6 8 and temperature Sahasrabudhe

and Pathade
( 2013 )

-

28-45 ° C

Actinomycetes
sp. consortium

Reactive yellow Static The 90 % of dye was removed in 1 h Bagewadi et al.

( 2011 )

Streptomyces
globosus

Acid fast red Static/

shaking

Acid fast red was decolorized up to 82 % under static condition while
70 % dye removal was observed under shaking conditions.

El-Sersy et al.
( 2011 )

Streptomyces
psammoticus

Acid orange, methyl
orange, and bismarck
brown

Oxidized The selected dyes were decolorized at the rates of 86, 71 and 75 %,

respectively in the presence of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole as mediator.

Niladevi et al.
( 2008 )

Streptomyces
coelicolor

Acid blue, direct sky
blue 6b, reactive black 5

Shaking Decolorization was 94 % for acid blue 74, 91 % for direct sky blue 6b

and 65 % for reactive black 5 in the presence of acetosyringone in
10 min.

Dube et al.
( 2008b )

Streptomyces
cyaneus CECT

Methyl orange and
orange II,

Oxidized Color removal was 90 % in the presence of acetosyringone (0.1 mM)

redox mediator.

Moya et al.
( 2010 )