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 | + | + | + |
| − | + | + | |
a
V. eiseniae innoculated into 0–3 day-old egg capsules, presence or absence in nephridial segment detected by FISH, n⩾6 hatchlings.
b
Presence or absence of Flexibacter sp. in egg capsule prior to inocculation and detected in ampulla by FISH, n⩾6 hatchlings.