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A facultative anaerobic pure bacterial culture L-2 capable of growth on 12.5% (v/v) diluted digested spent wash supplemented with glucose (10g/l) was isolated from an Indian distillery. It achieved 31% decolorization and 57% COD reduction after 7 days' incubation. The advantages of using such a culture for digested spent wash bioremediation are apparent in providing a realistic approach for decreasing its pollution potential prior to disposal.
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Kumar, V., Wati, L., FitzGibbon, F. et al. Bioremediation and decolorization of anaerobically digested distillery spent wash. Biotechnology Letters 19, 311–314 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018386414336
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