Dear Dr. Azhar

Bacteria need nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon and other things to grow. An oil spill is primarily a hydrocarbon, so adding nitrogen and phosphorus will provide additional needed nutrients for the bacteria that are not present in the oil

hello I agree with dr.Hassan Hammadi

hi, i think these elements play role in protein synthesis

Nitrogen and phosphate are essential for making proteins, phospholipids, nucleic acids, and ATP.

Hello Dear

the link demonstrate the important of factors to bacteria growth

http://www.lamission.edu/lifesciences/lecturenote/mic20/Chap06Growth.pdf