Research Article
[Retracted] Bacterial Biodegradation of Crude Oil Using Local Isolates
Table 2
Residual weight percentages of total paraffin and UCM in control and degraded crude oil.
| | Bacterial strain | Incubation time | | Weight percentage of residual paraffin (A) and UCM (B) | | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 21 days | | A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B |
| | Control | 33.7 | 66.2 | 33.7 | 66.2 | 33.7 | 66.2 | 33.7 | 66.2 | | P. aeruginosa | 11.1 | 35.1 | 10.1 | 22.5 | 7.85 | 20.7 | 6.17 | 14.9 | | A. lwoffi | 21.0 | 40.9 | 14.7 | 25.9 | 11.9 | 22.0 | 8.56 | 19.3 | | B. subtilis | 16.9 | 35.7 | 12.8 | 23.8 | 8.81 | 21.8 | 6.86 | 15.3 | | Mixture | 7.05 | 15.8 | 4.88 | 13.8 | 3.27 | 12.8 | 2.14 | 10.9 |
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