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Table 5 Hydrocarbon utilization by the bacteria isolates

From: Assessing the synergistic relationship of mycorrhiza and bacteria for the degradation of spent engine oil in maize grown soil

Bacteria

Growth in oil

Bacillus thuringiensis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

+

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

+

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Bacillus cereus

+++

Lysinibacillus fusiformis

+++

Bacillus encimensis

+++

Paraclostridium benzoelyti

+++

  1. Key: (−) no growth, (+) slight growth, and (+++) profuse growth