Table 2.

Physicochemical characteristics and quantitative distribution of Actinobacteria in soil samples collected from Tamnine El Tahta and Haddatha

Samples	Physicochemical parameters					Actinobacteria load (105 CFU/g)
	Color	pH	Electric conductivity (μS/cm)	Moisture content (%)	SOM (%)
TA 1	Very dark brown	7.32 ± 5.77 × 10−3	218.23 ± 0.11	9.1 ± 0.06	4.87 ± 0.06	5 ± 0.57
TA 2	Dark brown	7.22 ± 0.01	205.67 ± 0.11	6.61 ± 0.26	5.18 ± 0.59	11 ± 0.57
TA 3	Dark red	7.21 ± 5.77 × 10−3	265.33 ± 0.05	6.46 ± 0.07	3.33 ± 0.46	4 ± 0.57
HA 1	Pale brown	7.44 ± 0.01	151.93 ± 0.28	6.75 ± 0.06	5.98 ± 0.11	5.3 ± 0.67
HA 2	Dark reddish brown	7.43 ± 0.02	151.73 ± 1.90	8.22 ± 0	8.29 ± 0.69	7.3 ± 0.33
HA 3	Red	7.39 ± 0.01	347 ± 0.57	9.17 ± 0	7.2 ± 0.12	1.3 ± 0.33

Values shown are means of three replicates with standard error of the mean (SEM). SOM soil organic matter