TABLE 4.
Numbers of correctly identified spiked samples in relation to spore concentrationa
| Laboratory | No. of correctly identified samples spiked with:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102E. hellem spores/g (n = 2)b | 103E. intestinalis spores/g (n = 2)c | 104E. hellem or E. cuniculi spores/g (n = 2 each)d | 106E. hellem, E. cuniculi, or E. intestinalis spores/g (n = 2 each)e | |
| M1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| M2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| M3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| M4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| M5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| P1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| P2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| P3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| P4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| P5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Without species identification and without laboratory P6.
The average percentages of correctly identified samples at this concentration were 0% at the light microscopy laboratories and 30% at the PCR laboratories.
The average percentages of correctly identified samples at this concentration were 0% at the light microscopy laboratories and 60% at the PCR laboratories.
The average percentages of correctly identified samples at this concentration were 4% at the light microscopy laboratories and 40% at the PCR laboratories.
The average percentages of correctly identified samples at this concentration were 61% at the light microscopy laboratories and 67% at the PCR laboratories.