Table 4.
Interlaboratory validation results. The table shows the species in the samples and the result achieved by the RPA-LFA test. Control positive (C+) and control negative (C--), to check the specificity of the reaction, were also included.
| Sample Code | Species | LAB 1 | LAB 2 | LAB 3 | LAB 4 | LAB 5 | LAB 6 | LAB 7 | LAB 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIM1 | Amphioctopus membranaceus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IIM2 | Dosidicus gigas | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | - |
| IIM3 | Octopus vulgaris | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| IIM4 | Octopus mimus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IIM5 | Octopus vulgaris | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| IIM6 | Octopus vulgaris | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| IIM7 | Octopus cyanea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IIM8 | Eledone cirrhosa | + | - | - | - | + | - | + | - |
| C+ | Octopus vulgaris | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| C- | Nototodarus sloanii | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A positive symbol (+) indicates that O. vulgaris was detected, and a negative symbol (-) indicates that a non-Octopus vulgaris species was found by the eight participant laboratories. Red symbols show the false positives obtained.