Figure 7
From: MBSP1: a biosurfactant protein derived from a metagenomic library with activity in oil degradation
Aliphatic hydrocarbons degradation by MBPS1 clone and empty pHis-parallel1. (A) Comparison of percentage of aliphatic hydrocarbon biodegradation between MBSP1 and empty vector pHis-parallel1. Microorganisms were incubated in sterile BH medium contaminated with 1% (wt./v) aliphatic hydrocarbons (C7 to C32, pristane and phytane) as the source of carbon and energy, for 7 d at 30 °C and 200 × g. Data are shown as the mean ± RSD (%) from three biological replicates. Normalised data based on the negative control; unpaired Student’s t-test was performed (*p < 0.05 to ****p < 0.00001). (B) Aliphatic hydrocarbon degradation by I- Negative control (BH + crude petroleum); II- Empty pHis-parallel1; III-MBSP1.
