Question

some oil leakd in ocean from a ship . Captain dropped Alcanovarax borkumensis microbiology in oils area after some time oil resolve in water .Why? How???​

Answer 1

Answer:

Oil is the food for this bacteria.so, it eats the oil as there will it seems like oil has resolved in water.

Explanation:

This is a gram negative bacteria which lives on the water

This bacteria breks down the alkanes present in the oil and takes it as it food for energy reqiurement

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