Attractants | ||||||
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Chemotaxis response | Oil degrading rate (%) | Chemotaxis response | Oil degrading rate (%) | Chemotaxis response | Oil degrading rate (%) | |
Dodecane | + | 63.22 | – | 78.17 | – | ND |
Tridecane | + | 56.18 | – | 75.62 | – | ND |
Tetradecane | + | 54.28 | – | 67.57 | – | ND |
Pentadecane | + | 57.97 | – | 62.84 | – | ND |
Hexadecane | + | 55.54 | – | 59.73 | – | ND |
Liquid paraffin | + | 58.13 | – | 65.11 | – | ND |
Crude oil | + | 60.09 | – | 75.43 | – | ND |
Naphthalene | – | ND | – | ND | – | ND |
Diphenyl | – | ND | – | ND | – | ND |
Sulfur | – | ND | – | ND | – | ND |
Strain characteristics | |||
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Optimum temperature (°C) | 42 | 30 | 37 |
Fermentation product2 | Rhamnolipid | Saccharides, protein, lipid | ND |
Emulsification index (EI24) | 100% | 100% | ND |
Cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH%)1 | 38% | 85% | 16% |
Degradation range of | C8-C20 | C12-C36 | ND |
Degradation rate of crude oil3 | 60.09% | 75.43% | ND |