Table 1 Validation results summary.

Limit of detection (S/N)

0,6*10¹ CFU (4)

0,2*10¹ CFU (5)

0,4*10¹ CFU (4)

Lower limit of quantitation (S/N)

1,6*10¹ CFU (18)

1,0*10¹ CFU (20)

1,3*10¹ CFU (18)

Upper limit of quantitation (R²)

5,7*10⁷ CFU (0,999)

1,8*10⁷ CFU (0,997)

3,2*10⁷ CFU (0,995)

Precision

± 1,2%

± 2,9%

± 2,2%

Repeatability

± 2,1%

± 4,5%

± 3,8%

Reproducibility

± 9,3%

± 15,3%

± 12,5%