Strain Culture medium Incubation (temp/period) Substrates degraded Substrate concentration Isolation place References
Acinetobacter B-2-2  Soil avarege 2.5°C/51 days gas-oil 1.5% Jubanyscientifc station (62◦14'S; 58◦40'W) [84]
Sphingomonas Ant17 Mineral medium (MM) 10°C/4-8 weeks Crude oil 1.5% Scott Base-Ross Island –N/A [26]
Sphingomonas 43/17 Bushenell Has (BH) 15°C/3 weeks Phenanthrene 1.5% Scott Base-Ross Island –N/A
(S77° 50'53.90''; E166°45'40.70'')
[86]
Sphingomonas Ant 17 Bushenell Has (BH) 16°C/up to 1 month JP-8; m-xylene; 1-methyl naphthalene; 2-methyl naphthalene;phenantrene;fluorene;heptane;
undecane; dodecane
vapour Scott Base –N/A [20]
Rhodococcus 4/38 Bushenell Has (BH) 16°C/7 days C6, C8, C11, C12, C13, C16, C20, C12-1, Pristane 0.5% Scott Base –N/A [27]
Rhodococcus 8/1 Bushenell Has (BH) 16°C/7 days C6, C8, C11, C12, C13, C16, C20, C12-1, Pristane 0.5% Scott Base –N/A [27]
Rhodococcus 8/5 Bushenell Has (BH) 16°C/7 days C6, C8, C11, C12, C13, C16, C20, C12-1, Pristane 0.5% Scott Base –N/A [27]
Rhodococcus ADH Soil avarege 2.5°C/51 days Diesel oil 0.5% Jubanyscientifc station (62◦14'S; 58◦40'W) [81]
Rhodococcus 43/2 Bushenell Has (BH; Difco) 15°C/3 weeks C12-dodecane,C16-hexadecane, Pristane, JP5 jet fuel 0.5% Scott Base-Ross Island (S77° 50'53.90''; E166° 45'40.70'') [86]
Pseudomonas ST41 Mineral Medium (MM) 4°C/up to 2 months Polar Blend marine gas oil 0.2% + vapour South Orkney Islands (60°45'S, 45°36'W) [95]
Pseudomonas J3 basalt salt media 10°C/10 days Diesel soil 0.5% Jubany Station (61.5°S 54.55° W) [87]
Pseudomonas 5B N-deficient(NDS) 22°C/10 days JP-8 jet fuel vapour Marble Point –N/A [45]
Pseudomonas 44/47 Bushenell Has (BH) 15°C/3 weeks C12,C16, Pristane, Toluene, JP5 jet fuel 0.5% Scott Base-Ross Island (S77° 50'53.90''; E166° 45'40.70'') [86]
Pseudomonas Ant 9 Bushenell Has (BH) 16°C/up to 1 month JP-8; p-xylene; 1,2,4-trimethyl benzene; naphthalene; 2-methyl naphthalene vapour Scott Base –N/A [19]
Pseudomonas Ant 30 Bushenell Has (BH) 16°C/up to 1 month JP-8; toluene; m-xylene; p-xylene; 1,2,4-trimethyl benzene; heptane; undecane vapour Scott Base –N/A [19]
Pseudomonas Ant 7/22 Bushenell Has (BH) 16°C/up to 1 month JP-8; toluene; m-xylene; p-xylene; 1,2,4-trimethyl benzene vapour Scott Base –N/A [19]
Pseudomonas DRYJ7 Basal médium 10°C/4 days acrylamide 0.1% Casey Station (66.17°S110.32°E) [87]
Pseudomonas LCY12 and LCY16 Mineral medium (MM) 4-40°C/N/A naphthalene and phenanthrene 0.15% Great Wall station (65°12′59′′S/58°57′05′′W) [65]
Pseudomonas sp. FG-15 SBM 15°C/15 days Pyrene; Toluene; Octane;Dodecane 0.1-1% Marambio (64°14'S, 56°37'W) [100]
Pseudomonas sp. FG-4a SBM 15°C/15 days Pyrene;Naphthalene; Toluene; Octane;Dodecane;Hexane 0.1-1% Marambio (64°14'S, 56°37'W) [100]
Pseudomonas sp. FG-4d SBM 15°C/15 days Pyrene;Naphthalene; Toluene; Octane;Dodecane;Hexane 0.1-1% Marambio (64°14'S, 56°37'W) [100]
Pseudomonas sp. FG-13a SBM 15°C/15 days Naphthalene; Octane;Dodecane;Hexane 0.1-1% Marambio (64°14'S, 56°37'W) [100]
Stenotrophomonas sp. FG-3b2 SBM 15°C/15 days Pyrene;Naphthalene; Toluene; Octane;Dodecane;Hexane 0.1-1% Marambio (64°14'S, 56°37'W) [100]
Pedobacter sp. FG-22b SBM 15°C/15 days Pyrene;Naphthalene; Toluene; Octane;Dodecane;Hexane 0.1-1% Marambio (64°14'S, 56°37'W) [100]
Table 1: Examples of known hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from Antarctic soils and information about their hydrocarbon substrates and cultivation.