Table 1.
Temperature (°C) | +25 | +30 | +35 | +40 |
Survival time [median (range)] | 119.7 (67.4–209.3) min | 12.4 (6.9–21.6) min | 50.5 (36–98) s | 9 (6–18) s |
N | 18 | 36 | 40 | 23 |
Virkon S (%) | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Survival time [median (range)] | 11.7 (3.4–34.2) min | 3.1 (1.8–4.8) min | 2.4 (1.4–4.5) min | 14 (8–28) s |
N | 54 | 54 | 55 | 53 |
The survival times of single worms in different water temperatures (upper) and Virkon S (below)
N number of worms tested