TABLE 5.
Coincidence between two sampling events in the same nestlings during their stay in the nesta
| Individual | Type | No. of bacterial colonies isolated |
No. (%) of coincident bacterial strains | No. (%) of coincident bacterial species | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampling 1 | Sampling 2 | ||||
| 1 | E | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | E | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | E | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 (100) |
| 4 | C | 5 | 3 | 1 (33.33) | 1 (33.33) |
| 5 | E | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 (80) |
| 6 | C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | C | 5 | 1 | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
| 8 | E | 4 | 5 | 4 (80) | 4 (80) |
| 9 | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | —b |
| 10 | E | 5 | 5 | 4 (80) | 4 (80) |
| 11 | E | 5 | 5 | 3 (66.66) | 5 (100) |
| 12 | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | C | 1 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 14 | E | 2 | 5 | 5 (100) | 5 (100) |
| 15 | C | 1 | 5 | 1 (20) | 2 (40) |
a
The first sampling (sampling 1) was performed around day 10 after the hatching date (when the birds start to produce the UGS), and the second (sampling 2) was performed around day 20 (before the birds fledged). The columns of the coincidences reflect the numbers and percentages (in parentheses) of the bacterial strains and species found in the second sampling that were also found in the first. Nestling types: C, control (nestlings that were not changed from the nest); E, experimental (adopted nestlings).
b
—, the bacterial species from the first sampling were not identified.