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. 2006 Aug;44(8):2714–2720. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00443-06

TABLE 1.

Titration of MS2 phages as a process control

MS2 concn (PFU/swab) MS2 concn (PFU/RNA extraction) CT for:
MS2 IC (JOE) NV GGII (FAM)a
300,000 84,000 32.25 30.98
30,000 8,400 34.90 30.36
3,000 840 >45 30.91
300 84 >45 30.20
30 8 >45 29.59
3 <1 >45 30.00
a

Each swab was spiked with NV GGII (9.5 × 105 copies).