Enhancing the Decolorizing and Degradation Ability of Bacterial Consortium Isolated from Textile Effluent Affected Area and Its Application on Seed Germination

Table 1

(a) Comparison of dye decolonization by different isolates from textile industry effluent. (b) Formal names and chemical structures of dyes used during decolorization.

(a)

Sr. number	Dyes	Chemical class	λmax; nm	Decolonization (%)
				Incubation time
				72 h						24 h
				Bacillus mycoides	Bacillus cereus	Bacillus; sp.	Pseudomonas sp.	Micrococcus sp.	Bacillus subtilis	Consortium
1	Red	Carmine acid	510	74	76	75	79	78	77	84
2	Green	Benzenesulfonate	340	76	75	79	76	79	78	84
3	Black	Monoazo	510	73	74	74	77	77	79	85
4	Yellow	Monoazo	410	76	74	77	78	79	79	85

(b)

Sr. number	Dyes	Formal name	Chemical structure
1	Red	Carmine Red
2	Green	Light Green
3	Black	Eriochrome Black T
4	Yellow	Metanil Yellow