Table 4 Spearman rank order correlation coefficients (ρ) of parameters investigated in this study
Parameter | Temperature (°C) | pH | HPC/ml | No. of isolates (Culture) | Legionella spp. | Acanthamoeba spp. | Vermamoeba vermiformis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature (°C) | – | ||||||
pH | 0.367 | – | |||||
HPC/ml | -0.847** | -0.246 | – | ||||
No. of isolates (Culture) | -0.885** | -0.374 | 0.779** | – | |||
Legionella spp. | -0.833** | 0.306 | 0.710* | 0.812* | – | ||
Acanthamoeba spp. | -0.809* | -0.356 | 0.862** | 0.761* | 0.643 | – | |
Vermamoeba vermiformis | -0.854** | 0.176 | 0.858** | 0.936** | 0.854** | 0.756* | – |
Naegleria fowleri | -0.761** | 0.118 | 0.810* | 0.946** | 0.913** | 0.761* | 0.936** |