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Table 5 Year of sampling, sex, age, condition, and samples obtained for the polar bear used in this study

From: Bacterial diversity in faeces from polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Arctic Svalbard

Polar bear no.

Sample year

Sex

Age (yrs)

Condition a

Comments

Rectum swab

Faeces sample

1

2004

F

ND

3

Not lactating

X

 

2

2004

M

20

3

 

X

 

3

2004

M

22

3

 

X

 

4

2004

M

13

4

 

X

 

5

2004

F

21

4

Not lactating

X

 

6

2006

M

2

4

Found together with bear 8

 

X

7

2006

F

17

4

Found with her 1 year old cub

 

X

8

2006

M

3

3

Found together with bear 6

 

X

9 b

2006

M

17

4

  

X

10 b

2006

M

1

3

  

X

  1. aThe animals' conditions are subjectively given values from 1 to 5 to indicate the amount of fat on their bodies, with increasing values indicating more fat; bSamples from polar bears no. 9 and 10 were excluded from further analysis due to low number of cfu/g. ND, not determined.