| Hydrocarbon utilizing    capacity of Nocardia sp2 Log cfu/ml  | 
       
      
        | Hydrocarbon | 
        0    days | 
        5    days | 
        10    days | 
        15days | 
       
      
        | 5% | 
        10% | 
        15% | 
        5% | 
        10% | 
        15% | 
        5% | 
        10% | 
        15% | 
        5% | 
        10% | 
        15% | 
       
      
        | Crude Oil | 
        0.98 | 
        1.98 | 
        1.84 | 
        3.91 | 
        4.58 | 
        3.44 | 
        6.22 | 
        7.80 | 
        6.01 | 
        3.98 | 
        5.49 | 
        3.97 | 
       
      
        | Anthracene | 
        0.94 | 
        1.84 | 
        1.97 | 
        3.67 | 
        5.83 | 
          2.98 | 
        6.36 | 
        7.79 | 
        6.22 | 
        4.08 | 
        5.47 | 
        3.54 | 
       
      
        | Coronene | 
        0.96 | 
        1.77 | 
        2.64 | 
        3.36 | 
        5.56 | 
        3.83 | 
        6.46 | 
        7.68 | 
        6.24 | 
        4.97 | 
        5.25 | 
        3.08 | 
       
      
        | Napthacene | 
        0.99 | 
        1.35 | 
        1.95 | 
        3.11 | 
        5.96 | 
        3.30 | 
        6.54 | 
        7.63 | 
        6.15 | 
        5.01 | 
        4.25 | 
        3.04 | 
       
      
        | Acenapthene | 
        1.17 | 
        1.57 | 
        2.16 | 
        3.33 | 
        4.98 | 
        2.89 | 
        6.99 | 
        7.59 | 
        6.25 | 
        5.12 | 
        5.46 | 
        3.98 | 
       
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