Biodegradation of Synthetic Dyes: A Mycoremediation Approach for Degradation/Decolourization of Textile Dyes and Effluents

Present review highlights the role of fungi in biodegradation/decolourization of textile dyes and effluents. Though, fungi and bacteria both are the principal decomposer of xenobiotics in the environment but fungi are superior to bacteria in dyes degradation/decolourization due to their superiority in the production of dyes degrading enzymes and as absorbent. The present study focused on the achievements and advancement on the fungal degradation/decolourization of textiles dyes and effluents by the application of potent fungal strains. The biodegradation through fungi or myco-remediation of textile dyes and effluents using potential fungi is comparatively cheap and environmentally safe process, to decompose or mineralize the hardly or less degrading compounds of synthetic dyes. Fungi play an important role to degrade/decolourize the synthetic dyes through enzymes as well as by the absorption, adsorption and accumulation of colourants from the effluents.