Microorganisms for Textile Effluent Remediation

This chapter on microorganisms for textile effluent remediation

deals with an introduction to the threat posed by industrial

effluents from various textile industries. The emphasis is on various

microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, found growing in

these textile effluents. Comprehensive information on the potential

microorganisms and their microbial consortia studies addressed by

various researchers across the globe is investigated. In addition, the

effects of various parameters on the treatment of textile effluents by

microorganisms are detailed. The growth and degradation kinetics

of various microorganisms to aid the remediation processes are

elaborately discussed. To conclude, a brief study on the metabolic

products identified during the assimilation of different dyes by

the individual microorganisms is presented to understand the end

products and intermediates of microbial dye degradation.