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Choose the hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (HCB) from the following.

A

Alcanovorax borkumensis

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Lactobacillus

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Pseudomonas

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Aspergillus niger

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Solution

The correct options are
A Alcanovorax borkumensis
C Pseudomonas
Bacteria like Pseudomonas spp. and Alcanovorax borkumensis are regarded as oil eaters. They degrade hydrocarbons such as mineral oils to carbon dioxide and water. Hence, they are called hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (HCB).

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