title: Decolorization of a dye industry effluent by Aspergillus fumigatus XC6.
abstract: The strain Aspergillus fumigatus XC6 isolated from mildewing rice straw was evaluated for its ability to decolorize a dye industry effluent. The strain was capable of decolorizing dyes effluent over a pH range 3.0-8.0 with the dyes as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. The optimum pH was 3.0; however, supplemented with either appropriate nitrogen sources (0.2% NH(4)Cl or (NH(4))(2)SO(4) ) or carbon sources (1.0% sucrose or potato starch), the strain decolorized the effluent completely at the original pH of the dyes effluent. Therefore, A. fumigatus XC6 is an efficient strain for the decolorization of reactive textile dyes effluents, and it might be a practical alternative in dyeing wastewater treatment.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Southern Yangtze University, Wuxi 214036, People's Republic of China. xchjin@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xian-Chun
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Gao-Qiang
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zheng-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen-Yi
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D013783:Textile Industry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007220:Industrial Waste; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen