Table 2. Microbial abundance in urban and rural clutches of magpies at day 3 and day 18.
| Stage | Microbial entity | F value | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Total bacteria | 2.47 | |
| Escherichia coli/Shigella spp. | 3.730.06 | Urban ≥ Rural | |
| Surfactin-producing Bacillus spp. | 0.29 | ||
| Candida albicans | 1.09 | ||
| Day 18 | Total bacteria | 0.47 | |
| Escherichia coli/Shigella spp. | 1.84 | ||
| Surfactin-producing Bacillus spp. | 0.85 | ||
| Candida albicans | 14.09*** | Urban << Rural |
Results of aligned rank tests on the microbial abundance on magpie eggshells. Numerical and denominator degrees of freedom were 1 and 36 respectively.
Statistical significance is noted as “*” for 0.01<P<0.05 and “***” for P<0.0001.
P value of one marginally non-significant result is shown as a superscript.
Raw data is provided in S1 Table.