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Petroleum wastes are degraded by the action of ______________.
  1. Flavobacterium
  2. Acetobacter aerogens
  3. Pseudomonas putida
  4. Pseudomonas fluorescence

A
Flavobacterium
B
Pseudomonas putida
C
Pseudomonas fluorescence
D
Acetobacter aerogens
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