Table 2 A Comparison of various flotation fluids in A. abstrusus larvae (L1) detection
From: Fifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days (FiEDAD) 2016
flotation solutions SG - specific gravities | recovery rates for LPG 2800 | number of larvae in flotation | identifiable | unidentifiable | % identifiable | average lenght of larvae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33% ZnSO4 (SG 1.18) | 0.5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 85.7 | 340.6 |
saturated NaCl (SG 1.20) | 1.1 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 56.3 | 354.9 |
commercially available NaNO3 - Fecasol (SG 1.20) | 1.0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71.4 | 359.2 |
saturated NaCl and sacharose (SG 1.25) | 3.2 | 90 | 28 | 62 | 31.1 | 374.2 |
saturated NaNo3 (SG 1.33) | 3.1 | 86 | 20 | 66 | 23.3 | 383.8 |