Table 3 Comprehensive ranking of RGs according to employed algorithms for stability assessment (BK: BestKeeper coefficient of correlation; BKSTD: BestKeeper Standard deviation).

From: Validation of reference genes for the normalization of RT-qPCR gene expression in Acanthamoeba spp.

RANK

NormFinder

geNorm

BK

BKSTD

RefFinder

Compr. Ranking

1.

HPRT

18SQV

ACT

18SQV

HPRT

HPRT

2.

18SQV

HPRT

HPRT

18ST4

18SQV

18SQV

3.

G6PD

18ST4

RasC

HPRT

18ST4

18ST4

4.

18ST4

RasC

PBGD

TBP

RasC

RasC

5.

RasC

G6PD

G6PD

G6PD

G6PD/GAPDH

G6PD

6.

GAPDH

GAPDH/TBP

18SQV

GAPDH/RasC

 

GAPDH

7.

TBP

 

GAPDH

 

TBP

TBP

8.

ACT

ACT

TBP

ACT

ACT

ACT

9.

PBGD

PBGD

18ST4

PBGD

PBGD

PBGD