Table 2.
Enumeration of the cultivable colonies isolated from Djoser (DP) and Lahun (LP) pyramids.
| Samples | Bacteria (CFU/g) | Fungi (CFU/g) | Isolate counts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | |||
| DP1 | 2.22 | 0.00 | - | 33 | 0 | - | - | 3 | - |
| DP2 | 2.33 | 1.78 | 24 | 17 | 12 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| DP3 | 2.30 | 2.41 | - | 40 | 45 | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| DP4 | 2.23 | 2.18 | - | 34 | 30 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| DP5 | 1.63 | 2.23 | 13 | - | 51 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| DP6 | 2.12 | 2.26 | 24 | 20 | 73 | - | - | 2 | 10 |
| Total DP | - | - | 61 | 144 | 211 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 26 |
| LP1 | 2.12 | 2.48 | 40 | - | 90 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| LP2 | 1.83 | 2.10 | 26 | - | 38 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| LP3 | 2.22 | 2.00 | - | 50 | 30 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 |
| LP4 | 2.00 | 2.06 | 30 | - | 35 | - | - | 6 | 5 |
| LP5 | 1.82 | 2.18 | - | 20 | 45 | - | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| LP6 | 2.08 | 2.12 | - | 36 | 40 | - | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Total LP | - | - | 96 | 106 | 278 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 40 |
(a) Total cultivable bacterial colonies on BRII medium. (b) Total cultivable bacterial colonies on Geo medium. (c) Total cultivable fungal colonies on DRBC medium. (d) Count of occasionally found bacteria. (e) Count of occasionally found fungi. (f) Count of successfully identified bacteria using 16S. (g) Count of successfully identified fungi using ITS.