African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Decolorization of methyl red by an isolated Pseudomonas putida strain MR1

Neetika Mathur* and Ashwani Kumar
Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan- 302 004, India.  
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 08 March 2013
  •  Published: 19 March 2013

Abstract

The dye methyl red was completely decolorized at 24 h of incubation by Pseudomonas putida MR1 isolated from the dyestuff contaminated soil, collected from the textile industrial area of Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Maximum decolorization was achieved when the isolate was incubated at 34°C and pH 7. The decolorization was confirmed by studying the spectral analysis of the dye. 16S rRNA partial gene sequencing (772 bp) of isolate P. putida MR1 was also performed and a phylogenetic tree was prepared.

 

Key words: Pseudomonas putida MR1, methyl red, decolorization