Biodecolorization of a food azo dye by the deep sea Dermacoccus abyssi MT1.1T strain from the Mariana Trench

• Main Authors: Lang W., Sirisansaneeyakul S., Martins L.O., Ngiwsara L., Sakairi N., Pathom-aree W., Okuyama M., Mori H., Kimura A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896940733&partnerID=40&md5=5ecda257c64b7336e876d1a9786c7d7f; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4791
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

This study reports the characterization of the ability of Dermacoccus spp. isolated from the deepest point of the world's oceans for azo dye decolorization. A detailed investigation of D ermacoccus abyssi MT1.1T with respect to the azoreductase activity and enzymatic mechanism as well as the po...