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. 2014 Aug 3;11:137. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-11-137

Table 3.

PCR efficiency after manual and automated extraction

Target Material % PCR efficiency
Manual EZ1 BS 15 KF Duo
SBV
Blood
99.6
97.0
86.1
101.2
Serum
97.8
121.5
87.1
112.7
BVDV Blood
112.4
99.3
88.8
84.2
Serum 95.0 98.2 92.8 110.8

10-fold dilution series of SBV- and BVDV-positive blood and serum samples which were extracted in duplicate; PCR efficiencies of the respective RNA extracts were calculated from the slope of the standard curves.