Table 3.
Estimated bacterial count (CFU) of the macroalgae collected from the four Alexandria Mediterranean Sea sites grown on nutrient agar medium (NA) only and medium containing algal extract (NA_AE)
| Station | Epiphytic Bacteria | Endophytic Bacteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | NA_AE | NA | NA_AE | |
| Site 1 (Abu Qir) | 26.3 (A) | 31.8 (A) | 15.4 (A) | 56.8 (AB) |
| Site 2 (Montaza) | 6.6 (B) | 43.0 (AB) | 16.3 (A) | 34.8 (B) |
| Site 3 (Miami) | 25.3 (A) | 26.3(A) | 11.9 (A) | 27.5 (B) |
| Site 4 (Eastern Harbor) | 15.0 (A) | 41.0 (AB) | 19.0 (A) | 34.7 (B) |
*Means followed by the same capital letters are not significantly different at LSD 0.05 level of probability