| International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences |
| ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 2 Number 6 (2013) pp. 106-112 |
| Potential role of Pleurotus ostreatus in the decolorization and detoxification of the dye Synozol red |
| Seema Hashmi* and Quazi Saleem |
| Department of Microbiology and Zoology, Milliya College BEED, Maharashtra, India .*Corresponding author e-mail: seemaseemaib@gmail.com |
| A B S T R A C T |
| The present paper focuses on the use of fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus, to decolorize and degrade azo dye, Synazol Red. Decolorization study showed that P. ostreatus was able to decolorize 96% Synazol Red in 24 days. It was also found that 94% Synazol Red containing dye effluent was decolorized by P. ostreatus after 30 days of incubation at room temperature. The enzyme exhibited highest activity at 70°C and at pH 6.0. The absence of zone of inhibition on agar plates indicated that the fungal degraded dye metabolites are nontoxic to beneficial micro-flora. Therefore, P. ostreatus has promising potential in colour removal from textile wastewater containing azo dyes. |
| Keywords |
| Azo dyes; decolorization; Pleurotus ostreatus; bioremediation |