Table 5 Frequency of occurrence of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria from soil of the mining sites
Organism | Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 (Control) | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacillus sp. | 4 (7.04) | 3 (5.5) | 1 (1.85) | 2 (3.70) | 8 (14.8) | 18 (33.2) |
Pseudomonas sp. | 2 (3.70) | 3 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.85) | 6 (11.1) |
Aeromonas sp. | 2 (3.70) | 3 (5.5) | 1 (1.85) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.70) | 8 (14.8) |
Streptococcus sp. | 1 (1.85) | 3 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.5) | 7 (13.2) |
Alcaligenes sp. | 2 (3.70) | 1 (1.85) | 1 (1.85) | 1 (1.85) | 2 (3.70) | 6 (11.1) |
Leptothrix sp. | 1 (1.85 | 2 (3.70) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 23.70) | 5 (9.2) |
Micrococcus sp. | 1 (1.85) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.85) | 2 (3.7) |
Enterococcus sp. | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.85) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.85) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.7) |