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