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. 2016 Feb 18;7:186. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00186

Table 3.

Relative quantities of saturated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, asphaltene, and non-hydrocarbons in crude oil before and after stimulation with nutrients or combination with Bacillus subtilis M15-10-1.

Experiments Relative quantity of crude oil (%)
Saturated hydrocarbon Aromatic hydrocarbon Asphaltene Non-hydrocarbon
Control 71.29 14.85 5.94 5.94
Control + M15-10-1 70.28 12.24 3.85 7.69
Glucose 65.45 16.97 8.48 5.45
Glucose + M15-10-1 58.89 22.22 2.96 12.59
Glycerol 64.31 18.73 2.12 9.19
Glycerol + M15-10-1 61.35 18.40 4.60 12.88
Molasses 55.38 18.88 9.38 15.13
Molasses + M15-10-1 54.69 22.92 3.65 14.58
Corn steep powder 51.52 24.24 13.13 9.09
Corn steep powder + M15-10-1 48.28 18.23 12.81 20.20