Table 3.

Shows the bacterial degradation of dyes and the mechanism involved.

Bacteria	Dye	Mechanism	Reference
Bacillus sp	Red HE78	Enzymatic degradation by Azoreductase and Laccase	[22]
Aeromonas sp.	Methyl Orange	Enzymatic degradation by Laccase, NADH-DCIP reductase and Azo-reductase	[23]
Shewanellamarisflavi	Xylidine ponceau 2 R	Flocculation and Enzymatic degradation	[24]
Pseudomonas extremorietalis	Congo Red	Enzymatic degradation by Laccase	[25]
Aeromonas hydrophila SKK16 and Lysinibacillus sphaericus SK13	Remazol Yellow F3R, Drimaren Black Joyflix Yellow F3R	Enzymatic degradation by Laccase and Azoreductase	[26]
Aeromonas hydrophila, Lysinibacillus sphaericus	Reactive Red 195	Enzymatic degradation by Laccase and Azoreductases	[27]
Bacillus sp., Staphylococcus aureus	Bemacron Yellow Bemacron Blue	Adsorption and oxidation	[28]
Escherichia coli	Methyl Orange	Enzymatic degradation	[29]
Aeromonas hydrophila, Lysinibacillus sphaericus	Reactive Red F3B Joyfix Yellow MR Remazol Blue Remazol Red RGB	Enzymatic degradation by Laccase and Azoreductase	[30]
Micrococcus sp.	Reactive Red −120	Enzymatic degradation by Laccase and Azoreductase	[31]
Orskoviapaurometabola	Acid Red 14	Enzymatic degradation	[32]
Bacillus sp.	Ponceau 4 R	Enzymatic degradation by Azoreductase	[33]
Pseudomonas stutzeri	Acid Blue 113	Enzymatic degradation by Azoreductase and Laccase	[34]
Aeromonas hydrophila	Reactive Yellow F3R Joyfix Red RB Remazol yellow RR	Enzymatic degradation by Laccase, Veratryl alcohol oxidase and Azoreductase	[35]
Anoxybacillus sp.	Direct Black G	Enzymatic Azoreductase, Pyruvate Kinase, Quinone reductase	[36]