“…For instance, P. aeruginosa can grow in the presence of a variety of aliphatic and aromatic compounds such as lactate (Gao et aromatic fl uoranthene, phenanthrene (Zhang et al 2011), hexadecane, benzene, toluene (S Mukherjee et al 2010), paracetamol (Hu et al 2013), and 4-chlorobenzoate (Hoskeri et al 2011). Similar wide range of assimilation of substrates has been reported with other species of the same genus, such as Pseudomanas putida with biodegradation of aromatic compounds (Diaz et al 2008, Ebrahimi and Plettner 2013, El-Naas et al 2009, Fernandez et al 2012, Hwang et al 2009, Li et al 2011, Q Lin and Jianlong 2010, Phale et al 2013, Takeo et al 2006, You et al 2013) and alkane derivatives (Dunn et al 2005, Johnson and Hyman 2006, Smith and Hyman 2004. In line with previous reports, Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain N7B1 had a wide range of substrate specifi city, thus is an important bacterium that could be used in bioremediation strategies.…”