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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages 239-243Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0658-1
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Aspergillus fumigatus; biosorption; decolorization; dye; effluent
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The strain Aspergillus fumigatus XC6 isolated from mildewing rice straw was evaluated for its ability to decolorize a dye industry effluent. The strain was capable of decolorizing dyes effluent over a pH range 3.0-8.0 with the dyes as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. The optimum pH was 3.0; however, supplemented with either appropriate nitrogen sources (0.2% NH4Cl or (NH4)(2)SO4 ) or carbon sources (1.0% sucrose or potato starch), the strain decolorized the effluent completely at the original pH of the dyes effluent. Therefore, A. fumigatus XC6 is an efficient strain for the decolorization of reactive textile dyes effluents, and it might be a practical alternative in dyeing wastewater treatment.
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