highly significantp = 0.0013
Also, the mean values of the microbial populations for the samples collected at all three sites during the dry months generally exceeded those collected during the raining months, with highly significant differences for microbiological parameters such as HPC ( p = 0.0013), TC ( p = 0.0019), FC ( p = 0.0008) and A. hydrophila ( p = 0.0012).