Research Article
[Retracted] Bacterial Biodegradation of Crude Oil Using Local Isolates
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 |
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