Microbial community structure in enriched sulfidogenic sludge was studied using bar-coded pyrosequencing.
Dye decolorization and degradation in sulfidogenic sludge was investigated at different initial dye concentrations.
Simultaneous sulfate and color removal was achieved under anaerobic conditions.
Sulfate reduction was not affected in the presence of a high dye concentration.
The metabolic intermediates of dye were identified as aniline and 1, 4-diamino benzene.