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Table 2 Efficiency and detection limit

From: Identification of phlebotomine sand fly blood meals by real-time PCR

Target host

Slope

R 2

ε (%)

Detection limit (per 2 μl)

Dog

-3.58 ± 0.69

0.93 ± 0.10

96.3 ± 30.8

1 pg

Horse

-3.88 ± 0.61

0.96 ± 0.02

83.28 ± 14.74

10 pg

Cat

-3.37 ± 0.16

0.93 ± 0.02

96.89 ± 4.13

1 pg

Black rat

-4.29 ± 0.16

0.94 ± 0.04

71.06 ± 3.32

1 pg

Chicken

-3.65 ± 0.65

0.96 ± 0.06

92.61 ± 27.24

10 pg

Man

-3.84 ± 0.53

0.83 ± 0.23

84.17 ± 15.74

100 fg

  1. Slope, R2, amplification efficiency, and detection limit of the assays.