Science and Education Publishing Journal of Applied & Environmental Microbiology 2373-6712 3 2 2015 07 21 Decolourisation and Detoxification of Reactive Azo Dyes by Saccharothrix Aerocolonigenes TE5 58 62 EN Rizwana Parvez S. Uma Maheswari Devi Palempalle Department of Applied Microbiology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India JAEM2015325 10.12691/jaem-3-2-5 2015 05 05 2015 05 19 2015 07 21 Reactive azo dyes primarily present in the effluent of textile industries are recalcitrant molecules and are highly toxic enough to impart severe adverse effects on vital organs of human or animal system and are difficult to degrade by biological means. The present study is structured to study the decolourization and detoxification potential of Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes strain TE5 isolated from the soil contaminated with textile effluents. The percent of decolourization was calculated under static and shaking conditions by employing UV-VIS Spectroscopy. The effect of pH, temperature, carbon and nitrogen sources on the rate of decolourization was determined. The toxicity of the degraded products was assessed by germination assay.