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Table 1 Cq values of quantitative PCR Plate (v)

From: Assessment of differences between DNA content of cell-cultured and freely suspended oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum and their suitability as DNA standards in qPCR

Oocyst inoculate

 

Well 1

Well 2

Well 3

 

TR1

TR2

TR1

TR2

TR1

TR2

100,000

 

31.75

31.11

30.72

30.55

30.42

30

Mean ± SD

TR

31.43 ± 0.32

 

30.64 ± 0.09

 

30.21 ± 0.21

 

BR

30.76 ± 0.50

     

10,000

 

31.48

31.66

31.15

31.54

31.85

37.07

Mean ± SD

TR

31.57 ± 0.09

 

31.35 ± 0.19

 

32.46 ± 0.19

 

BR

31.79 ± 0.48

     

1000

 

na

37.59

35.96

35.64

36.14

35.57

Mean ± SD

TR

na

 

35.8 ± 0.16

 

35.86 ± 0.29

 

BR

36.18 ± 0.85

     

100

 

39.24

na

38.34

na

na

39.7

Mean ± SD

TR

na

 

na

 

na

 

BR

na

     

Blank wells

 

na

43.42

na

na

44.44

na

Mean ± SD

TR

na

     

BR

43.92 ± 0.51

     

Inactivated oocysts

 

na

na

38.33

36.32

na

na

Mean ± SD

TR

na

 

37.33 ± 1.00

 

na

na

BR

37.33 ± 1.00

     
  1. Notes: Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts inoculated onto HCT-8 cell monolayer plate A. Two technical repeats for each well (biological repeat). Baseline threshold 11.89 RFU
  2. Abbreviations: TR, technical repeat; BR, biological repeat; SD, standard deviation; na, no DNA amplified