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Bacterial Decolorization and Degradation of Azo Dyes

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Color has always been a part of human life since long. All colorants, until the middle of nineteenth century, were of natural origin. Manufacturing of synthetic dyes started in 1856 and the first compound to be synthesized was aniline purple. By the beginning of the twenteeth century, synthetic dyes almost completely replaced natural compounds. Synthetic dyes represent an important class of industrial chemicals, which are used extensively in textile, leather tanning, paper production, food technology, agriculture, light harvesting array, coloring and pharmaceuticals

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