Table 2 Percentage of microbial recovery rates across each assay and matrix (mean ± standard error, n = 3).

From: Human norovirus persists longer than Escherichia coli in sandy soil, independent of plant decaying materials

Microbe

Assay

Matrix

Recovery rate (%)

E. coli TVS 353

Plate count

Soil

41.65 ± 10.60

  

Soil plus plant

38.63 ± 10.40

Tulane virus

TCID50

Soil

38.27 ± 9.57

  

Soil plus plant

26.07 ± 6.52

HuNoV GII

RNase RT-qPCR

Soil

47.23 ± 15.05

  

Soil plus plant

46.55 ± 12.08

Tulane virus

 

Soil

38.61 ± 10.66

  

Soil plus plant

39.28 ± 12.59

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