Table 2. Nephridial colonization by V. eiseniae in hatchlings.
Flexibacter sp. presentb |
Colonization of nephridiaa |
||
---|---|---|---|
Bladder | Ampulla | ||
EF05-2r | + | + | + |
− | + | + | |
VEflgK− | + | + | − |
− | + | − | |
VEflgK−.c2 | + | + | − |
− | + | − | |
VEflgKL− | + | + | − |
− | + | − | |
VEpilBC− | + | − | − |
− | − | − | |
VEpilBC−.c2 | + | − | − |
− | − | − | |
Rtn5.1 | + | + | + |
− | + | + | |
Rtn5.2 | + | + | + |
− | + | + |
V. eiseniae innoculated into 0–3 day-old egg capsules, presence or absence in nephridial segment detected by FISH, n⩾6 hatchlings.
Presence or absence of Flexibacter sp. in egg capsule prior to inocculation and detected in ampulla by FISH, n⩾6 hatchlings.