Table 2. Comparison of alkane degradation by different strains.

Strain	Substrates	Conservation rate	Sources/Reference
P. aeruginosa SJTD-1	C14, C16, C18	>99% in 36 h	This study
	500 mg/mL
P. aeruginosa DQ8	C14, 100 mg/L	>99% in 24 h*	[8]
Alcanivorax sp. 2B5	C18, 500 mg/L	16.07% in 48 h	[32]
		>99% in 96 h
Acinetobacter	C16, 400 mg/L	>99% in 60 h	[39]
Dietzia DQ12-45-1b	C16, 2.5 mg/mL	31% in 21 d	[11]

*with 0.005% yeast extract in the medium.