Characterization of indigenous oil-degrading bacteria from oil-polluted soil in Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa

The study aimed to isolate oil-degrading bacterial strains from the contaminated soil of Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa, and develop a robust indigenous bacterial consortium for bioremediation of crude oil pollution. From a total of seven oil-polluted soil samples collected in Cam Ranh, after 3-fold enrichment in liquid mineral salt medium containing 5% crude oil mixed in diesel DO (w/v), 7 bacterial isolates were achieved.