Table 2.

Bioremoval/Biodegradation of AR 151 by different fungi under shaking condition

		Time (Hrs)	Fungi
			A. flavus SA2			A. tereus SA3			Alternaria spp. SA4			Penicillium spp. SA5
			Ave.	S.E.	Rank	Ave.	S.E.	Rank	Ave.	S.E.	Rank	Ave.	S.E.	Rank
Decolorization (Acid Red 151)		0	0.00	0	I	0	0	G	0.00	0	H	0.00	0	H
		24	5.61	0.62	H	0.75	0.32	F	2.35	0.17	G	2.22	0.36	G
		48	15.29	1.15	G	2.42	0.26	F	3.28	0.36	G	11.40	0.87	F
		72	21.36	2.25	F	11.73	1.57	E	13.35	0.39	F	28.06	1.53	E
		96	33.99	1.66	E	34.44	1.55	D	17.43	0.84	E	37.19	0.26	D
		120	38.51	0.56	D	39.73	1.04	C	26.84	0.12	D	45.18	1.49	C
		144	63.12	1.26	C	45.81	1.21	B	57.08	1.42	C	55.22	0.40	B
		168	77.68	0.92	B	53.85	1.08	A	82.11	1.89	B	61.45	3.90	A
		192	97.70	1.35	A	55.42	1.55	A	98.47	1.07	A	65.12	1.04	A
Products formed (mg l-1 )	α. naphthol Sulphalinic acid Aniline Total	192	5.03	0.22		4.48	0.56		3.32	0.10		2.56	0.02
			20.52	1.59		18.83	1.35		0.60	0.00		10.52	1.06
			0.00	0.00		2.84	0.04		0.19	0.00		0.00	0.00
			25.41	6.17		26.18	5.08		4.13	0.98		13.08	3.17