Table 2.

Prevalence in % [with 95% confidence intervals calculated with Sterne’s exact method] of bacterial OTUs detected in Rattus rattus, Mastomys erythroleucus and Mastomys natalensis for each sampling site from the rat invasion route.

Host species	Sites	Bartonella	Borrelia	Ehrlichia	Mycop-lasma_1	Mycop-lasma_2	Mycop-lasma_3	Mycop-lasma_4	Mycop-lasma_5	Mycop-lasma_6	Orientia	Rickettsia	Streptobacillus
R. rattus	DIK (LI)					20.0 [8.2–39.8]							4.0 [0.2–19.6]
	DIT (LI)	11.1 [3.1–29.2]				51.9 [33.1–70.8]		33.3 [18.1–53.8]					11.1 [3.1–29.2]
	MAR (LI)					72 [52.0–86.6]		24.0 [11.0–43.9]
	TOB (LI)	4.8 [0.3–23.3]				81.0 [59.7–93.2]						4.8 [0.3–23.3]
	BAN (IF)					61.9 [40.3–80.3]		9.5 [1.7–30.5]
	BOU (IF)	3.6 [0.2–17.5]			3.6 [0.2–17.5]	25.0 [12.0–44.6]	3.6 [0.2–17.5]
	KED (IF)	4.8 [0.3–23.3]											4.8 [0.3–23.3]
	SOU (IF)		27.3 [12.6–50.0]	36.4 [18.7–58.2]		72.7 [50.0–87.4]		4.5 [0.1–22.9]
Ma erythroleucus	BAN (IF)	53.8 [26.1–77.6]					53.8 [26.1–77.6]						23.1 [6.6–52.0]
	BOU (IF)	90.5 [69.5–98.3]			4.8 [0.3–23.3]		71.4 [49.4–86.8]						14.3 [4.0–35.4]
	SOU (IF)	8.3 [0.4–37.0]	16.7 [3.1–45.7]	41.8 [18.1–70.6]	16.7 [3.1–45.7]		58.3 [29.4–81.9]		8.3 [0.4–37.0]	8.3 [0.4–37.0]			16.7 [3.1–45.7]
Ma natalensis	KED (IF)	59.1 [38.3–77.8]			59.1 [38.3–77.8]		13.6 [3.8–33.8]						4.5 [0.2–22.2]
	BRA (NI)	73.9 [52.2–88.0]			43.5 [24.7–64.0]		8.7 [1.6–27.8]		8.7 [1.6–27.8]	21.7 [9.0–43.3]	4.3 [0.2–21.3]
	MAK (NI)	83.3 [62.8–94.1]			41.7 [23.4–62.8]		58.3 [37.3–76.6]			20.8 [8.6–41.5]	4.2 [0.2–20.4]
	SEG (NI)	95.8 [79.6–99.8]			37.5 [20.4–58.5]		87.5 [69.0–96.5]		8.3 [1.5–26.7]	12.5 [3.5–31.0]

LI: site of long-established invasion; IF: invasion front (invasive + native host species); NI: non-invaded sites (only native host species). BAN: Badi Nieriko; BOU: Boutougoufara; BRA: Bransan; DIT: Diattacounda; DIK: Diakene-Wolof; KED: Kedougou; MAK: Mako; MAR: Marsassoum; SEG: Segou; SOU: Soutouta; TOB: Tobor.