Bacillus thermoleovorans
strains
B23 and H41
n-Alkanes
(C9–C23)
[0.1% (v/v)
filter-sterilized
standard gas oil (Tokyo)]
70
C for B23
65
C for H41
Without shaking 20 days
>60% degradation
Kato et al.
(2001)
Bacillus subtilis.
Strain BL-27
Crude oil 0.3% (w/v)
45
C, 5 days
65% of crude oil (0.3%, w/v)
within 5 days;
SDS (50–100 mg/L) and Tween
80 (200–500 mg/L), significantly
increased the strain’s ability to
biodegrade, reaching 75–80%
Wang
et al.
(2019a)
Bacillus
sp. PK-12, Bacillus
sp. PK-13, and Bacillus
sp. PK-14
Pyrene
(50
μg/mL)
In the presence of glucose
At 30
C
In 35 days
In 4 days
Utilized pyrene as co-metabolite,
with glucose
With 0.5% (w/v) glucose:
PK12-64%
PK13-55%
PK14-53%
With 1% (w/v) glucose:
PK12-46%
Pk13-19%
PK14-37%
Khanna
et al.
(2012)
Nocardia
sp. SoB and Gordonia
sp. SoCp
n-Alkanes
C12, C19, C20,
C24, C30
(1000
μg/mL each in soil)
28 days, 20
C
30 rpm
75%
De
Pasquale
et al.
(2012)
Acinetobacter
sp., Pseudomonas
sp., and Gordonia
sp.
n-Tetracosane
(n-C24)
30
C, 150 rpm with reciprocal
shaker
Acinetobacter
sp. and Pseudomonas
sp. degraded
>90% ntetracosane in 120 h
Gordonia
sp. degraded nearly 50%
in 60 h
Matsui
et al.
(2014)
Exiguobacterium
sp. ASW-1,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ASW-2, Alcaligenes
sp. ASW-3,
Crude oil (1%, w/v)
Consortium immobilized on calcium alginate-activated carbon
Degradation 75.1%
Chen et al.
(2017)
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