Table 2: Geographic coordinates of the sampling sites, physiochemical properties of the mud and viable bacterial count of the samples.

Sampling site	Coordinates	Salinity (%)	Temperature (°C)	pH	CFU/ml
A	31° 6'15.78"N 35°30'56.90"E	40	38	6.1	3.46 X 105
B	31° 5'58.04"N 35°30'46.13"E	45	40	5.7	2.53 X 105
C	31° 5'57.33"N 35°30'26.79"E	41	37	6.4	1.46 X 105
D	31° 5'38.56"N 35°30'15.52"E	42	39	5.9	6.83 X 103
E	31° 5'45.14"N 35°29'49.91"E	40	38	6.2	3.56 X 105
F	31° 5'22.42"N 35°29'37.43"E	43	37	5.7	6.66 X 104