Microbial Communities Associated With Indigo Fermentation That Thrive in Anaerobic Alkaline Environments

Indigo fermentation, which depends on the indigo-reducing action of microorganisms, has traditionally been performed to dye textiles blue in Asia as well as in Europe. This fermentation process is carried out by naturally occurring microbial communities and occurs under alkaline, anaerobic condition...

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Main Authors: Keiichi Aino, Kikue Hirota, Takahiro Okamoto, Zhihao Tu, Hidetoshi Matsuyama, Isao Yumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02196/full