Research Article
The forensiX Evidence Collection Tube and Its Impact on DNA Preservation and Recovery
Table 5
Colony numbers on SDA plates.
| | Sample type |
forensiX evidence collection tube stored at 25°C, 60% relative humidity over 14 days |
Sarstedt swab stored at 25°C, 60% relative humidity over 14 days |
| | Swab no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | No dilution | <1 | <1 | <1 | 5 | >250 | >250 | | 1 : 10 dilution | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 39 | 19 | | 1 : 100 dilution | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 5 | <1 |
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