When both the strains of Pseudomonas were grown
at a wide range of pH and temperature, this study
observed that these bacteria showed maximum growth
under extremely alkaline conditions of pH 9.0 and an
optimum temperature of 37 °C. Further, the weight
reduction of plastic strips under the optimum conditions
was found to be roughly 35–40 % over a period of
120 days (Fig. 4).