Seasonal Fluctuation of the Population and Characterization of Bacillus spp. Isolated from the Coastal Soils of Digha, West Bengal, India

Table 1

Seasonal diversity (×10⁶ ± S.E cfu/g dry soil) of Bacillus spp. in some villages of coastal areas of Digha, West Bengal, India.

Place	Summer	Monsoon	Winter
Padima	0.183 ± 0.010	0.139 ± 0.005	0.104 ± 0.013
Jatimati	0.211 ± 0.025	0.138 ± 0.012	0.098 ± 0.006
Chanpabani	0.010 ± 0.011	0.110 ± 0.006	0.047 ± 0.012
Palsandapur	0.216 ± 0.028	0.197 ± 0.012	0.126 ± 0.011
Bhagibaharampur	0.198 ± 0.020	0.175 ± 0.012	0.107 ± 0.011
Duttapur	0.179 ± 0.032	0.187 ± 0.009	0.099 ± 0.006
Gadadharpur	0.223 ± 0.022	0.201 ± 0.022	0.106 ± 0.013
Gobindabasan	0.234 ± 0.025	0.202 ± 0.022	0.155 ± 0.025
Somaibasan	0.236 ± 0.027	0.194 ± 0.026	0.124 ± 0.023

Results are mean of nine replications. SE: standard error.