Figure 4.

Competitive differences between different bacterial species in vivo within the larval gut. Competition indices (CI) are given in reference to the first species listed on the x‐axis for (a) and with respect to Providencia for (b). Strains were either inoculated simultaneously (a) or in series (b) in cases where strains are separated with a/(e.g., P/S: Providencia was inoculated first and then followed with Serratia, whereas in PS both strains were coinoculated). The dashed black line illustrates a CI of 0, which indicates equal competitiveness of two strains. Values >0 indicate that strain 1 is a stronger in vivo competitor