In the
present work, the strain USTBa was studied for growth at different
conditions of temperature, pH, and NaCl concentration. The strain USTBa displays the maximum growth at 35 C, pH 6.0, and 6.0%
(w/v) NaCl when incubated in MSM supplemented with 2.0%
(w/v) crude oil for 7 days of incubation period as depicted in
Fig. 1a–c, respectively. The maximum dry biomass of 4.8 g/L was
obtained after 144 h of incubation at optimal parameters