TABLE 3.
Total cultivable bacteria counts (TCBC) in waters (log CFU mL–1).
| Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 7 | |
| BD | 5.58 ± 0.16a* | 6.48 ± 0.18a | 4.48 ± 0.15b | 3.45 ± 0.11b | 0.95 ± 0.12c |
| SD | 5.02 ± 0.13a | 6.04 ± 0.16a | 5.15 ± 0.12a | 5.02 ± 0.15a | 4.61 ± 0.14a |
| CD | 3.30 ± 0.18b | 4.98 ± 0.11b | 3.23 ± 0.17c | 3.28 ± 0.13b | 3.26 ± 0.16b |
Data were given as means ± standard deviation (n = 3). No vibrios were detected on TCBS agar plates. *Different letters in the same column indicate significant difference (p < 0.05), same letters indicate no difference (p > 0.05).