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Table 3 The agreement between LAMP assay and two standard PCRs (PCR with F3/B3 LAMP primers and PCR with species-specific primers)

From: The application of the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for diagnosing Enterococcus hirae-associated endocarditis outbreaks in chickens

Combination of tests

AC1

LAMP vs. PCR with F3/B3 LAMP primersa

95.4% (86.1–100%)

LAMP vs. PCR with species-specific primersb

84.4% (68.0–100%)

PCR with F3/B3 LAMP primers vs. PCR with species-specific primers

89.1% (74.7–100%)

  1. AC1: the first-order agreement coefficient
  2. aLAMP primers from this study
  3. bPrimers from Jackson et al. 2004
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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