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. 2005 Feb;71(2):898–903. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.2.898-903.2005

TABLE 3.

Recovery and detection of C. parvum by IMS-PCR and IMS-FA from oocyst-inoculated turbid water samples without agitationa

Trial Detection by nested PCR and FA
Low turbidity (200 NTU)
High turbidity (1,000 NTU)
Detection No. (%) Detection No. (%)
First +++ 91 (91%) + 71 (71%)
Second +++ 87 (87%) +++ 52 (52%)
Avg 89 (89%) 62 (62%)
a

The dose was 100 oocysts. See also Table 2, footnote a.