Initially these cut - off numbers were considered valid because they matched results that were obtained by a methodology that was unfortunately flawed: duodenal juice samples were placed in transport medium and posted to a laboratory for enumeration, and undoubtedly, the number of viable organisms initially present were underestimated. (epi4dogs.com)
A total of 100 semen samples were spiked with a recombinant Accuplex ZIKV (SeraCare Life Sciences) at 5 viral copies per ml and processed in Aptima Urine Transport medium (Hologic Inc.) and tested using Aptima ® ZIKV assay released under the FDA's emergency use authorization on the fully automated Panther system from Hologic, Inc.. (sciencedaily.com)
All swabs and feathers were stored in viral transport medium (VTM) at − 80 °C until testing. (journals.plos.org)