Background: The use of consortia of rhizobacterial flora in bioaugmentation of autochthonous flora cannot be over-emphasized. Aim: This study sought to assess the potentials of rhizobacterial obtained from pre-exposed plants to crude oil pollution at Bodo creeks, Gokana-Ogoni, Nigeria. Methods: In this 4-weeks study, polluted soil was spiked using a soil auger while three different plants were randomly obtained from the study area and aseptically transported to the environmental microbiology laboratory, University of Port Harcourt. Baseline physicochemical and microbiological evaluation was performed on the soil samples. Biochemical and morphological features were employed in the characterization of the isolates. Bioremediation monitoring was performed on spiked soil of total petroleum hydrocarbon concentration of 17,000 mg/kg within 14 days of the study. Percentage degradation of the crude oil was evaluated. Results: The three plants, Schoenoplectus senegalensis, Fuirena umbellata and Cyperus tuberosus from whose rhizobacteria were randomly obtained at different points at a depth of 10-15
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