Occurrence of Blastocystis in Water of Two Rivers from Recreational Areas in Malaysia

Table 4

Correlations between Blastocystis and faecal coliforms, physical parameters, and rainfall in the two rivers.

Parameter	Sungai Congkak	Sungai Batu
Faecal coliforms	𝑟=0.80^∗∗; 𝑃<.01, S	𝑟=0.50^∗∗; 𝑃<.01, S
Dissolved oxygen	𝑟=−0.30; 𝑃>.05, NS	𝑟=0.37^∗; 𝑃<.05, S
pH	𝑟=−0.35; 𝑃>.05, NS	𝑟=−0.17; 𝑃>.05, NS
Temperature	𝑟=0.76^∗∗; 𝑃<.01, S	𝑟=0.02; 𝑃>.05, NS
Conductivity	𝑟=0.19; 𝑃>.05, NS	𝑟=−0.17; 𝑃>.05, NS
Turbidity	𝑟=0.30; 𝑃>.05, NS	𝑟=0.40^∗; 𝑃<.05, S
Rainfall	𝑟=−0.15; 𝑃>.05, NS	𝑟=0.24; 𝑃>.05, NS

r = correlation coefficients, P = probability level
S = significant, NS = not significant
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).