Decolorization of methyl red by a mixed culture of Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas stutzeri.
The decolorization of methyl red directed toward rapid reduction of azo group by a mixed culture of Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas stutzeri was investigated. The improvement of the decolorization of methyl red was obtained by a mixed culture (a mixed culture 2) with particular proportion of two bacteria (Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas stutzeri). The mixed culture 2 was grown in a LB medium with methyl red. The improvement of the decolorization of methyl red was obtained only by the growing mixed culture and not obtained by the mixture of the resting cells.
Itoh
Kiyoharu
K
Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute, Japan. kitoh@nmiri.city.nagoya.jp
Kitade
Yukio
Y
Nakanishi
Masayuki
M
Yatome
Chizuko
C
D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D001407:Bacillus / Q000502:physiology*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000502:physiology*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*
D001391:Azo Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; C008492:methyl red