TABLE 6.
Competition between isolates of V. fischeri in Sepiola juveniles, as determined at 26°Ca
| V. fischeri strains | Ratio of bacterial strains in squid host species
|
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|---|---|---|
| S. affinis | S. ligulata | |
| SA1 and SL8 | 49:51 | 58:42 |
| SA1 and SI2 | 51:49 | 44:56 |
| SA1 and SR5 | 52:48 | 50:50 |
| SA1 and SA8 | 56:44 | 49:51 |
| SL8 and SR5 | 47:53 | 51:59 |
| SL8 and SI2 | 44:56 | 55:45 |
| SL8 and SL2 | 50:50 | 54:46 |
| SI2 and SR5 | 49:51 | 43:57 |
a
The results of individual competition experiments are average percentages based on 30 individuals. All percentages were arcsine transformed by methods described by Sokal and Rohlf (36).