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Table 6 Percentage of residual oil as degraded by bacteria isolates

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

Bacterial isolates

Oil concentration (ml)

Non-degraded oil (ml)

Percentage degraded oil (%)

Bacillus cereus

5.00

4.4

12

Lysinibacillus fusiformis

5.00

3.0

40

Bacillus encimensi

5.00

4.0

20

Paraclostridium benzoelyticum

5.00

3.5

30

Control

5.00

5.0

0