Table 1.
Mean %R and CV of swabs inoculated with 104 and 102 spores, with and without ATD, and stored at all temperatures in PC.
primer and probe set |
Organic soil |
Mean %R up to 2D* |
CV | Mean %R up to 7D† |
CV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
104 | None | 108.1% | 0.66 | 105.0% | 0.70 |
With Dust | 88.9% | 0.18 | 88.1%‡ | 0.18 | |
102 | None | 86.8% | 0.38 | 90.2% | 0.44 |
With Dust | 92.0% | 0.28 | 96.4% | 0.27 |
Data for 1 and 2 days pooled, n=240.
Data for 1, 2, 4, and 7 days pooled, n=480.
Three outliers omitted, n=477.