Table 2 Bacterial population of samples with respect to site and season
Characteristic | Study site | Season | Mean counts (CFU/ml) | SE Mean | StDev | Range (CFU/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterotrophic Bacteria Counts | Bepanda | Dry | 2.28 × 103 | 271 | 3068 | 0-1.35 × 104 |
Rainy | 4.93 × 103 | 471 | 4638 | 0-1.5 × 104 | ||
New Bell | Dry | 2.82 × 103 | 385 | 3554 | 0-1.77 × 104 | |
Rainy | 5.46 × 103 | 471 | 5571 | 4.0 × 101-4.25 × 104 | ||
Total | Dry | 2.5 × 103 | 224 | 3273 | 0-1.77 × 104 | |
Rainy | 5.252 × 103 | 338 | 5206 | 0-4.25 × 104 | ||
Total Coliform Counts | Bepanda | Dry | 1.12 × 103 | 139 | 1567 | 0-7.5 × 103 |
Rainy | 1.84 × 103 | 229 | 2256 | 0-1.05 × 104 | ||
New Bell | Dry | 1.87 × 103 | 253 | 2329 | 0-9.8 × 103 | |
Rainy | 3.20 × 103 | 275 | 3259 | 2.0 × 101-1.4 × 104 | ||
Total | Dry | 1.42 × 103 | 133 | 1938 | 0-9.8 × 103 | |
Rainy | 2.64 × 103 | 192 | 2963 | 0-1.4 × 104 | ||
Fecal Coliform Counts | Bepanda | Dry | 5.89 × 102 | 96 | 1087 | 0-7.0 × 103 |
Rainy | 1.14 × 103 | 170 | 1677 | 0-9.0 × 103 | ||
New Bell | Dry | 6.25 × 102 | 122 | 1124 | 0-6.0 × 103 | |
Rainy | 2.05 × 103 | 195 | 2309 | 1.0 × 101-9.0 × 103 | ||
Total | Dry | 6.03 × 102 | 75 | 1099 | 0-7.0 × 103 | |
Rainy | 1.68 × 103 | 138 | 2119 | 0-9.0 × 103 | ||
Total Vibrio Counts | Bepanda | Dry | 4.96 × 102 | 79 | 891 | 0-7.0 × 103 |
Rainy | 8.14 × 102 | 105 | 1038 | 0-5.0 × 103 | ||
New Bell | Dry | 7.26 × 103 | 141 | 1302 | 0-7.2 × 103 | |
Rainy | 1.24 × 103 | 122 | 1448 | 2.0 × 101-8.0 × 103 | ||
Total | Dry | 5.88 × 103 | 74 | 1077 | 0-7.2 × 103 | |
Rainy | 1.06 × 103 | 85 | 1311 | 0-8.0 × 103 |