Table 2 Degree, dye removal rate and half-life period of decolorization of melachite green (MG) and crystal violet (CV) by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolate TPMD-1

99.46 ± 0.50^a

0.049 ± 0.003^A

14.14 ± 0.1^p

99.04 ± 0.65^a

0.04 ± 0.02^A

17.32 ± 0.12^p

98.24 ± 0.57^a

0.031 ± 0.002^B

22.35 ± 0.13^q

97.50 ± 0.54^b

0.023 ± 0.03 ^J

30.13 ± 0.11^q

85.9 ± 0.53^b

0.014 ± 0.004^C

49.51 ± 0.09^r

81 ± 0.5^c

0.010 ± 0.05^C

69.3 ± 0.10 ^s

79.5 ± 0.55^d

0.012 ± 0.003^D

57.76 ± 0.1^r

75 ± 0.43^e

0.006 ± 0.03^E

115.5 ± 0.09^t

67.4 ± 0.51^f

0.009 ± 0.004^F

77.01 ± 0.13^u

54.51 ± 0.47 ^g

0.003 ± 0.03^G

231 ± 0.11^v