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Table 1 Numbers of intact and viable statoblasts under different experimental conditions

From: Structural integrity and viability of Fredericella sultana statoblasts infected with Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (Myxozoa) under diverse treatment conditions

Group

Number of intact statoblasts after treatment

Number of viable (hatched) statoblasts

PCR results

Uninfected statoblasts (negative control) without any treatments

90

60

–

Infected statoblasts (positive control) without any treatments

90

24

+

Freeze dried uninfected statoblasts without BMC

90

15

–

Freeze dried infected statoblasts without BMC

90

9

+

Freezed dried uninfected statoblasts with BMC

0

0

–

Freezed dried infected statoblasts with BMC

0

0

–

Dehydrated uninfected statoblasts

42

12

–

Dehydrated infected statoblasts

27

9

+

Ingested common carp uninfected statoblasts

63

24

–

Ingested common carp infected statoblasts

54

18

+

Ingested brown trout uninfected statoblasts

0

0

–

Ingested brown trout infected statoblasts

0

0

–

  1. Ninety statoblasts were tested in each group.
  2. −: PCR negative; +: PCR positive; BMC: Byrozoan Medium C.