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Table 2 Sensitivity testing of the real-time and LFD-RPA with a dilution series of plasmid DNA in comparison with real-time PCR results

From: Rapid detection of human mastadenovirus species B by recombinase polymerase amplification assay

Template copy number

Real-time PCR

Real-time RPA

LFD-RPA

Ct Value

Pos. reactions/No. of runs

Means Tt value (min)

Pos. reactions/No. of runs

50,000

20.2

5/5

3.2

5/5

5000

24.1

5/5

5.2

5/5

500

27.7

5/5

5.4

5/5

50

30.8

5/5

5.5

5/5

5

36.1

2/5

6.2

5/5

Neg. control

N.D.

0/5

N.D.

0/5

  1. Ct cycle threshold, Tt time threshold, Neg. Negative, Pos. Positive, N.D. None determined