TABLE 5.
Cost comparison in U.S. dollars of the molecular biological analysis system and that of the proposed system
| Item | Molecular biological analysis
|
Proposed biological identification system
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per test | Total costa | Cost per test | Total costa | |
| CHROM | 2.00 | 566 | 2.00 | 566 |
| Molecular biological analysis | 25.00 | 9,425 | 0 | 0 |
| 3% hydrogen peroxideb | 0 | 0 | 0.417 | 0.0264 |
| SDA slant | 0 | 0 | 0.417 | 157.2 |
| TE slant | 0 | 0 | 0.417 | 157.2 |
| Total | 27.0 | 9,991 | 3.251 | 880 |
During the present study.
Catalase test.