Table 2.

Results for α-cellulose bedding

Day	Test	MB	MC	RA	AT	SO
30	PCR testing of filter top media	100	100	100	67	100
	PCR testing of filter top swabs	100	67	100	50	100
	Direct PCR testing	33	33	83	83	83
	Fecal float	NA	NA	NA	0	0
	Anal tape	NA	NA	NA	0	33
	Intestinal contents	NA	NA	NA	67	17
	Skin scrape	0	0	0	NA	NA
60	PCR testing of filter top media	100	100	100	100	100
	PCR testing of filter top swabs	100	67	100	33	100
	Direct PCR testing	67	33	100	100	100
	Fecal float	NA	NA	NA	17	0
	Anal tape	NA	NA	NA	0	50
	Intestinal contents	NA	NA	NA	83	83
	Skin scrape	0	0	0	NA	NA
90	PCR testing of filter top media	100	100	100	67	100
	PCR testing of filter top swabs	83	67	100	67	100
	Direct PCR testing	50	67	83	83	100
	Fecal float	17	NA	NA	0	17
	Anal tape	NA	NA	NA	0	33
	Intestinal contents	NA	NA	NA	100	83
	Skin scrape	17	33	17	NA	17
All	PCR testing of filter top media	100	100	100	78	100
	PCR testing of filter top swabs	94	67	100	50	100
	Direct PCR testing	50	44	89	89	94
	Fecal float	6	NA	NA	6	6
	Anal tape	NA	NA	NA	NA	39
	Intestinal contents	NA	NA	NA	83	61
	Skin scrape	6	11	6	NA	6

NA, not applicable

Data are given as the percentage of positive cages (n = 6 per time point; 18 total).