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Table 2 Correlation matrix obtained from the principal component analysis of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters of mussels collected from the study sites

From: Occurrence of Vibrio and Salmonella species in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) collected along the Moroccan Atlantic coast

Parameter

T°C

pH

Salinity

V. p.

S. spp.

E. coli

T°C

1

−0.062478

0.320826

0.255041

0.363347

0.036097

pH

−0.062478

1

−0.099246

0.181816

−0.154248

−0.710888

Salinity

0.320826

−0.099246

1

−0.508414

−0.300831

−0.196118

V. p.

0.255041

0.181816

−0.508414

1

0.258185

0.054976

S. spp.

0.363347

−0.154248

−0.300831

0.258185

1

0.233055

E. coli

0.036097

−0.710888

−0.196118

0.054976

0.233055

1

  1. V. p.: Vibrio paraheamolyticus, S. spp.: Salmonella spp., E. coli: Escherichia coli, T°: Temperature.