Table 1.
Sample types used in this study.
Table 2.
Results from Bg sp PCR when tested against DNA extracts produced from powder sample types spiked with two concentrations of B. atropheaus.
Table 3.
Results from Bg sp PCR when tested against DNA extracts produced from 0.1% Bg w/w in flour and filler samples types (9 replicates) using the original and revised Quickgene method.
Table 4.
Results from Bg sp PCR when tested against DNA extracts produced from liquid sample types spiked with two concentrations of B. atropheaus spores.
Table 5.
Results from Bg sp PCR when tested against DNA extracts produced from a 100 µL (0.001% w/v) Bg aliquot (with an added 1 µL microbiological loopful of grated deodorant) and 100 µL (0.001% w/v) Bg aliquots removed from a cotton swab.
Table 6.
Ranking of each method, as determined by statistical analysis, by individual sample type and combined sample types.