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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Biotechnology
  • Industrial Microbiology

Background:

  • Textile dye wastewater poses significant environmental challenges.
  • Developing efficient and sustainable decolorization methods is crucial.
  • Indigenous microbial resources offer potential solutions for bioremediation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To isolate and identify novel bacterial strains with high textile dye decolorization capabilities.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms underlying the decolorization process.
  • To assess the potential of these strains for industrial wastewater treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Isolation of bacterial strains from freshwater and seawater environments.
  • Identification using PCR-augmented 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
  • Assay of azoreductase activity and analysis of decolorized intermediates.
  • Quantification of biosorption contribution to decolorization.

Main Results:

  • Two potent bacterial decolorizers, DX2b and SH7b, were isolated and identified as Rahnella aquatilis, Acinetobacter guillouiae, Microvirgula aerodenitrificans, and Pseudomonas sp. (>99% sequence identity).
  • These strains demonstrated effective reductive decolorization of textile dyes, confirmed by azoreductase activity and intermediate analysis.
  • Enzymatic catalysis via azoreductase and riboflavin reductase was the primary decolorization mechanism, with biosorption playing a minor role (<10%).

Conclusions:

  • Novel bacterial strains DX2b and SH7b exhibit excellent textile dye decolorization capabilities.
  • Enzymatic activity, specifically azoreductase and riboflavin reductase, is the key mechanism for color removal.
  • These findings highlight the potential of indigenous bacteria for sustainable bioremediation of dye-contaminated effluents.