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. 2013 Aug;51(8):2556–2563. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03458-12

Table 3.

Quantification of Cryptosporidium DNA from 10 natural fecal samples (E1 to E10), five seeded fecal samples (E11 to E15), and suspensions of oocysts in PBS (E16 to E20)

Sample No. of oocysts added per g of sample No. of oocysts detected per g of sample with:
easyMAG easyMAG + grinding Maxwell MO BIO NucleoSpin NucleoSpin + grinding QIAamp DNA QIAamp Stool QIAamp DNA + grinding
Natural fecal samples
    E01 2.5 6 4.5 0 1.5 0.5 0 0 1
    E02 284.5 655 293 45 372 278 252 0.5 221
    E03 56.5 377 18.5 3 565 31 323 2.5 280.5
    E04 37.5 222.5 42.5 25 378.5 459 178 0.5 265.5
    E05 139 1,165 192.5 0.5 422 85 560 0.5 550
    E06 60.5 265.5 256.5 1.5 187 1,030 327.5 3.5 151
    E07 2,695 1,430 1,430 202 3,495 1,000 5,300 198 7,200
    E08 263 175 16.5 3 100 6 56.5 11 168.5
    E09 2,805 7,450 2,140 575 5,100 496 27,700 174 20,000
    E10 1,745 5,950 1,935 318 20,600 3,150 59,000 427 27,550
Seeded fecal samples
    E11 0.5 0 2 5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 2.5
    E12 1 0 0.5 0 0 5.5 0 2 0 4
    E13 2.5 0.5 4.5 2 0 11 0.5 15 0 13
    E14 5 2.5 8.5 18.5 0.5 8.5 2 12.5 0 16.5
    E15 50 135 148.5 76 3 116.5 2.5 36 3 26
Seeded PBS samples
    E16 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.5
    E17 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.5 0 1
    E18 2.5 0 2.5 0.5 0 1.5 0.5 7.5 0 9.5
    E19 5 4 0.5 0 0 1.5 0.5 29 0 19
    E20 50 43 20.5 38.5 0.5 10 1.5 134 0 147.5