Bioremediation and Detoxification of Synthetic Wastewater Containing Triarylmethane Dyes by Aeromonas hydrophila Isolated from Industrial Effluent

Table 4

Color removal efficiency of viable and nonviable Aeromonas hydrophila cells.

Dye used	% Dye decolorization
	Control	Inoculated I	Inoculated II	Inoculated III
	(uninoculated)	(Killed cells)	(sodium azide treated)	(viable cells)
Basic violet 14	ND	3.1 ± 0.25	2.5 ± 0.15	78 ± 2.5
Basic violet 3	ND	3.4 ± 0.18	3.5 ± 0.28	70 ± 2.0
Acid blue 90	ND	4.5 ± 0.40	4.0 ± 0.37	54 ± 3.0

Values are means of triplicate determinations. ND—not detected.