Table 1 Results of indicator analysis showing bacterial genera with significantly greater prevalence in breeding or non-breeding black rhinos. The average relative abundance of each genera across all rhinos, along with the percent variation with faecal progestagen (fPMC) and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations (fGMC), is provided for context
Breeding status | Bacterial genus | Indicator analysis test statistic | p value | Average relative abundance (% ± S.E.) | % relationship with fPMC | % relationship with fGMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breeding | Aerococcaceae | 0.289 | 0.050 | 0.01 (± < 0.01) | 21.8 | 8.2 |
Breeding | Anaerostipes | 0.257 | 0.045 | 0.02 (± 0.01) | 9.8 | 0.2 |
Breeding | Atopostipes | 0.398 | 0.020 | 0.03 (± 0.01) | 18.1 | 1.2 |
Breeding | Carnobacteriaceae | 0.370 | 0.020 | 0.01 (± < 0.01) | 20.4 | 1.3 |
Breeding | Solobacterium | 0.471 | 0.005 | 0.01 (± < 0.01) | 28.2 | 10.2 |
Non-breeding | Kurthia | 0.559 | 0.040 | 1.45 (± 0.47) | − 2.3 | − 7.8 |
Non-breeding | Rikenellaceae | 0.500 | 0.050 | 0.04 (± 0.01) | − 2.4 | − 0.7 |