Table 3.

Examples of dye-decolorizing thermophiles.

Microorganisms	Substrates	Ref.
Anoxybacillus pushchinoensis, Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis and Anoxybacillus flavithermus	Reactive Black 5	[104]
Anoxybacillus sp.	Congo red	[105]
G. stearothermophilus	Remazol Brilliant Blue R, Methyl Orange, Malachite Green (MG) and Indigo Carmine	[106]
T. thermophilus HB27	Dye orange, Acid red dye, green dye, naphthol brilliant blue, Remazol brilliant blue, congo red	[107]
T. thermophilus SG0.5JP17-16	Congo Red, Reactive Black B and Reactive Black WNN, and Remazol Brilliant Blue R	[108]
Thermus sp. 2.9	Xylidine, RBBR, Gentian Violet, Methyl Orange	[109]
Geobacillus sp. JS12	Congo red, Malachite green	[110]
Anoxybacillus ayderensis SK3-4	Direct blue 6, acid black 1, direct green 6, direct black 19, and acid blue 93	[111]
Thermosediminibacter oceani	Malachite green (MG) and Congo red	[112]