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BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 323-326Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-0691-7
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chlorophyll a; cyanobacteria; decolorization; dyes
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Cyanobacterial cultures isolated from sites polluted by industrial textile effluents were screened for their ability to decolorize cyclic azo dyes. Gloeocapsa pleurocapsoides and Phormidium ceylanicum decolorized Acid Red 97 and FF Sky Blue dyes by more than 80% after 26 days. Chroococcus minutus was the only culture which decolorized Amido Black 10B ( 55%). Chlorophyll a synthesis in all cultures was strongly inhibited by the dyes. Visible spectroscopy and TLC confirmed that color removal was due to degradation of the dyes.
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