Table 11.1
(continued)
Micro-organism
Hydrocarbon (initial
concentration)
Growth conditions
Rate of degradation
References
Alcaligenes
sp. ASS-1, Bacillus
sp. ASS-2
embedding
150 rpm 25
C for 7 days
Geobacillus
thermoparaffinivorans
IR2,
Geobacillus stearothermophillus
IR4, and Bacillus licheniformis
MN6 and mixed consortium
C32 and C40 n-alkanes
(0.1%) 50
C
120 rpm
20 days
C32 by mixed consortium
¼ 90%
C40 by pure strains
¼ 87%
Elumalai
et al.
(2017)
Colwelliaceae,
Alteromonadaceae,
Methylococales, Alcanivorax,
Bacteriovorax,
and Phaeobacter
in
seafloor sediment
Aliphatic hydrocarbons (C11–
C35), 17α(H), 21β(H)-hopane
(C30-hopane), and PAHs
Corexit 9500A dispersant added
at 1:20 dispersant: oil ratio,
4–4.5
C without shaking
PAHs
¼ 80%
Alkanes
¼ 40%; in 20 days
Corexit enhanced the degradation
of alkanes in 120 days, but did not
affect PAH degradation
Bacosa
et al.
(2018)
Bacillus algicola
(003-Phe1),
Rhodococcus soli
(102-Na5),
Isoptericola chiayiensis
(103-Na4), and
Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans
(SDRB-Py1)
Crude oil [1% (v/v)]
28
C for 14 days at 180 rpm
>85% in 14 days
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(2018)
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