title: Isolation of azo-dye-degrading microorganisms and their application to white discharge printing of fabric.
abstract: Three bacterial strains, which degraded azo dyes, were isolated from soil and sewage samples. The strains were identified as Bacillus sp. OY1-2, Xanthomonas sp. NR25-2 and Pseudomonas sp. PR41-1. The bacteria produced azo-dyes-degrading enzymes. That catalyzed the reduction of methyl red and produced dimethyl p-phenylenediamine and o-aminobenzoic acid. The enzymes could thus be applied to white discharge printing of azo-dyed fabric by owing to there.
authors.affiliation: Osaka Prefecture Institute of Public Health, Higashinari, Osaka 537-0025, Japan.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arai