“…Bacteria in the genus Gordonia have been isolated from various petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated sites, including oily seawater (Arenskötter et al, 2004;Brito et al, 2006;Quatrini et al, 2008;Shen et al, 2008). Earlier reports demonstrated that Gordonia persist in severe conditions and possess special cellular physiology, including high cell surface hydrophobicity, emulsifi cation activity and EPS synthesis, to enhance hydrophobic substrate uptake (Arenskötter et al, 2004;Franzetti et al, 2009;Fusconi et al, 2006Fusconi et al, , 2010. Thus, it is possible to use Gordonia sp.…”