1Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110 012, India.
2Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110 012, India Email: bdkaushik@hotmail.com.
*Corresponding author: E-mail: mayachakradhar@ gmail.com
*Present Address: Department of Biotechnology, R &D Centre, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Faridabad, India –121 007
The decolorization of textile dyes by algae isolated from the site of effluent discharge was studied. Four isolated species of algae (Chlorella sp., Anabaena sp.I, Anabaena sp.II and Nostoc sp.) were grown in N-starvation condition in BG-11 liquid medium containing textile dyes @ 10 mg L−1 and the reduction in color of medium was determined by measuring the absorbance of supernatant at wavelength maxima (λm) of respective dye. Anabaena sp. II was found to be efficient in decolorizing of textile dyes. Effect of textile dyes on the production of cellular metabolites by Anabaena sp. II was also determined.
Anabaena sp. II, Chlorella sp, Decolorization, Nostoc sp. and Textile dyes
