Microbial diversity in solid waste molasses of Sugar Industry, Aranthangi, Tamilnadu

Across the world 125 to 130 million tons of sugar is produced every year. About 2/3^rd of this is produced from sugarcane and 1/3^rd from sugar beet. Sugar industry play an important role in economic growth of country but the effluent releases from the industry posses abrupt changes to water quality and cause water pollution which eventually causes health hazards. The variety of microbes present in the molasses capable to degrade the organic matter in the effluent. The present study reveals the diversity of microorganisms in industrial effluent of molasses. Totally 15 microbial species were isolated from the molasses of Aranthangi sugar industry of Tamilnadu among which six species of fungi, five bacterial species and four species of yeast.