Table 3.

Code, phylogenetic identity, growth ability and drop collapse test results of the isolated pure strains.

Strain code	Closest Relative	Growth in marine broth	Growth in ONR7a/ crude oil 0.5% w/v	Drop collapse test in marine broth1	Drop collapse test in ONR7a/ crude oil 0.5% w/v1
XP2	Pseudomonas pachastrellae strain KMM 330	Yes	No	+	n/a
XP3	Marinomonas vaga strain 40	Yes	No	-	n/a
XP4	Thalassospira lucentensis strain QMT2	Yes	No	-	n/a
XP5	Thalassospira lucentensis strain QMT2	Yes	No	-	n/a
XP6	Roseovarius crassostreae	Yes	No	+	n/a
E8Y	Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2	No	Yes	n/a	+++
E4D	A. borkumensis SK2	No	Yes	n/a	+++
E4F	A. borkumensis SK2	No	Yes	n/a	+++
ESP-A	Paracoccus marcusii	Yes	Yes	+	+++
ESP-C	Sulfitobacter pontiacus ChLG-10	Yes	No	+	n/a
ESPI-G	Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans strain KMM 255	Yes	No	+++	n/a
ESP-B	Paracoccus carotinifaciens strain E-396	Yes	Yes	-	-

¹The median score value of three biological replicates (separate cultures) is reported.