Table 2.

List of bacterial strains that have been used to successfully decolourise and degrade textile dyes.

Bacterial Strain	Target Dye(s)	Treatment Conditions (Temp, pH, Initial conc, Time)	Efficiency	Reference
Consortium: Neisseria sp., Vibrio sp., Bacillus sp., Bacillus sp. and Aeromonas sp	Reactive dyes: Novacron Orange FN-R, Novacron Brilliant Blue FN-R, Novacron Super Black G, Bezema Yellow S8-G and Bezema Red S2-B	37 °C, pH 7, Static conditions	Monoculture: 0–90% Consortium 65%–90%	[46]
Alcaligenes faecalis AZ26, Bacillus cereus AZ27 and Bacillus sp	Novacron Super Black G (NSB-G),	37 °C, pH 8.0, 200 mg/L 96 h, static conditions	90%	[47]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (RS1) and Thiosphaera pantotropha ATCC 35512	Reactive Yellow 145 (RY145)		96 and 72 h	[48]
Staphylococcus sp. K2204	Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR),	100 mg/L 37 °C, 12 h, static condition	100%	[38]
Bacillus megaterium KY848339.1	Acid Red (AR337)	pH 7, 30 °C, 24 h, 500 mg/L	91%	[49]
M.yunnaenensis	Methyl Orange	pH 7, 30 °C, 100 mg/L	98%	[50]
Acinetobacter baumannii JC359	Reactive Black 5 (B-GDN), Reactive Red 120 (RP) and Reactive Blue 19 (RNB)	PH7,7, 9 (RP, B-GDN and RNB) 37 °C, 48 h, 500 mg/L	98.8% for B-GDN, 96% for RP and 96.2% for RNB	[51]
Acinetobacter baumannii	Reactive Red 198	pH 7, 37 °C, 72 h, 200 mg/L	96.20%	[52]
Bacillus stratosphericus SCA1007	Methyl Orange	pH 7, 35 °C, 12 h,150 mg/L static conditions	100%	[53]
Streptomyces DJP15	Reactive Blue 222	pH 7, 35 °C, 48 h, 50 mg/L, static conditions		[54]
Bacillus pseudomycoides	Acid Black 24	pH ​7, 37 °C, 24 h, 40 mg/L	96%	[55]
Escherichia coli NG188	Remazol Brilliant Blue	pH 8, 40 °C, 72 h, 50 mg/L, static conditions	72%	[56]