• Ms. Laju S
• Dr. Susheela Gomathi
• Dr. Antony S
• Mr. Bibin K Mathew

Degradation and de-colouration of textile dye using microorganisms has been one of the most promising technologies for dye removal from aqueous environment. The present research work highlights the isolation and identification of indigenous bacteria from textile dye effluent and evaluation of their ability to decolorize dye. The decolorizing activity was quantified using standard methods. Among the different microbial isolates, for the present study, three bacterial strains were selected from the mother plate of effluent source as all isolates have exhibited decolorizing activity after one to three days of incubation. Among them Micrococcus luteus are the bacteria able to decolorize the textile dye efficiently. Decolouration studies to be carried out with different concentration of dye at varying pH and temperature. The 16s rRNA sequence matching the potential isolate was identified as Micrococcus luteus strain JW-22.

Decoloration, Degradation, Dye, Bacterial isolates

"ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DYE DEGRADING BACTERIA FROM TEXTILE EFFLUENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.524-536, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811A64.pdf

"ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DYE DEGRADING BACTERIA FROM TEXTILE EFFLUENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp524-536, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811A64.pdf