Storage duration (weeks) | Fresh | 4°C | −20°C | Desiccated in silica gel | RNA later ® room temp. | RNA later ® at 4°C | RNA later ® at −20°C |
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An. arabiensis | |||||||
0 | 91.8 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
1 | 96.3 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 82.8 | 87.4 | 87.8 | |
4 | 83.3 | 91.1 | 88.9 | 78.5 | 85.1 | 83.1 | |
10 | 90.8 | 69.6 | 80.7 | 68.7 | 70.6 | 72.9 | |
32 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 80.7 | 72.2 | 80.0 | 71.1 | |
50 | ** | 92.6 | 90.4 | 84.4 | 88.9 | 93.3 | |
An. gambiae | |||||||
0 | 91.0 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
1 | 97.3 | 98.5 | 85.2 | 90.2 | 94.0 | 94.6 | |
4 | 91.9 | 91.8 | 88.4 | 78.8 | 83.7 | 82.6 | |
10 | 94.1 | 74.2 | 81.5 | 69.6 | 69.1 | 69.5 | |
32 | 87.8 | 79.3 | 89.7 | 80.0 | 75.9 | 70.4 | |
50 | ** | 92.6 | 89.6 | 63.7 | 75.6 | 77.0 | |
Average | 91.4 | 90.7 | 86.8 | 87.0 | 76.9 | 81.0 | 80.2 |