Degradation of Asphaltenic Fraction by Locally Isolated Halotolerant Bacterial Strains

Table 1

TCFU and ADB before and after enrichment.

Source of isolation	TCFU/mL	ADB/mL	ADB%
Before enrichment	3×10^5	2×10^3	0.67
After enrichment
First subculturing	2×10^12	8×10^6	4×10^−4
Second subculturing	2.8×10^11	9.7×10^6	3.5×10^−3
Third subculturing	1.5×10^10	3.6×10^7	0.24
Fourth subculturing	2×10^9	5.3×10^8	26.5