Table 3.

Growth pattern of the strain LGMS7 on various oils and hydrocarbons in MSM medium for 27 days of incubation at 28 °C at 150 rpm

Carbone source	OD max (600 nm)	Growth
Coconut oil (2%, v/v)	15.3 (14 109 CFU ml−1)	++
Olive oil (2%, v/v)	9.14 (82 108 CFU ml−1)	++
Molasses (2%, v/v)	1.79	+
Soft wheat bran (2%, v/v)	0.6	+
Glycerol (2%, v/v)	0.9	+
Crude oil (1%, v/v)	0.49 (30 108 CFU ml−1)	+
Industrial waste oil (1%, v/v)	0.23	±
Toluene (2%, v/v)	0.39	+
Hexadecane(0.5%, v/v)	0.26 (58 107 CFU ml−1)	+
Diesel oil (2%, v/v)	0.89 (20 108 CFU ml−1)	+
Diethyl-ether (2%, v/v)	0.39	+
Biotic control	0.14	–

 +  Good growth, ±  weak growth, − No growth.