Figure 1: Monitoring of bacterial growth. A) Log values of Colony Forming Units per milliliter (CFU/ml) for all five strains and the consortium. Strains were incubated in liquid minimal salts medium (MSM) supplemented with diesel as the only carbon source at 30°C for 43 days. B) Log values of (CFU/ml) for strains (TRI, TR II, PR III, PQ II) incubated in MSM supplemented with glucose (0.5%) as the only carbon source at 30°C for 43 days. Data are represented as the average of individual triplicate samples. Error bars represent standard error.