A novel protocol to isolate, detect and differentiate taeniid eggs in leafy greens and berries using real-time PCR with melting curve analysis

Table 1 Combined results of all spiking experiments with romaine lettuce and strawberries

^aGlycine and 0.1% Alconox only
^b0.1% Alconox only
^c3 of 6 samples washed with glycine and 1 of 6 samples washed with sodium pyrophosphate were falsely negative
Notes: All lower spikes for strawberries were washed with 0.1% Alconox
Abbreviations: Cq, quantification cycle; nd, not done; na, not applicable

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