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How do microbes degrade synthetic dyes?

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synthetic dyes are pollutantswhich are non-degradable. Are there any microbes to degrade them?

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  1. Yes but the Microbes are more harmfully then the Synthetic dyes themselves


  2. In general bio-remediation will use bacteria that use the dye as an electron donator so in essence the bacteria metabolizes the dye. The microbes for a given waste need to be bred, or acclimated, to the waste stream.  If you start with a given strain that is already know to metabolize hydrocarbons, then that strain is incubated in such a way, with increasing doses, that overtime the strain can metabolize the dye.

    The only problem is that the metabolite might be just as toxic as the original material.

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