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. 2014 Jan 20;2014:863272. doi: 10.1155/2014/863272

Table 1.

Residual crude oil and dry weight after biodegradation by the three bacterial isolates and their mixture.

Bacterial strain Incubation period
(days)
Original weight of crude oil
(g/L)
Consumed crude oil
(g/L)
Dry weight
(g/L)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7 2 1.37 0.82
14 2 1.50 0.90
21 2 1.68 0.95
28 2 1.80 1.10

Acinetobacter lwoffi 7 2 1.14 0.69
14 2 1.18 0.71
21 2 1.27 0.83
28 2 1.38 0.88

Bacillus subtilis 7 2 1.26 0.73
14 2 1.32 0.88
21 2 1.54 0.91
28 2 1.60 0.95

Mixture 7 2 1.52 0.93
14 2 1.65 0.95
21 2 1.83 1.06
28 2 1.91 1.25