Table 1 Viable counts of actinomycetes as affected by media composition at Abu-Qir Bay sediment samples (CFU/g)
Sampling sites | Actinomycetes count (CFU/g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Media | Starch nitrate | Starch casein | Glycerol asparagine | Glycerol glycine | Average count |
Abu-Qir1 | 48.0 | 62.0 | 54.0 | 26.0 | 48.0 |
Abu-Qir2 | 32.0 | 42.0 | 36.0 | 25.0 | 34.0 |
Abu-Qir3 | 31.0 | 36.0 | 32.0 | 20.0 | 30.0 |
Abu-Qir4 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 42.0 | 28.0 | 39.0 |
AbuQir5 | 22.0 | 42.0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 26.0 |
AbuQir6 | 34.0 | 54.0 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 32.0 |
AbuQir7 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 29.0 |
AbuQir8 | 60.0 | 90.0 | 54.0 | 48.0 | 63.0 |
AbuQir9 | 38.0 | 52.0 | 34.0 | 30.0 | 39.0 |
AbuQir10 | 44.0 | 63.0 | 32.0 | 28.0 | 42.0 |
Average count | 37.0 | 52.0 | 35.0 | 25.0 | 38.0 |