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Table 2 First-order decay rate constants k for whole gRNAs and unexposed gRNAs of BCoV and HCoV OC43 on PET and nylon carpet

From: Persistence of two coronaviruses and efficacy of steam vapor disinfection on two types of carpet

Virus

Decay rate constants k (h− 1) a

Whole gRNA

Unexposed gRNA

PET carpet

Nylon carpet

PET carpet

Nylon carpet

BCoV

1.19 ± 0.62A/A

0.86 ± 0.29A/A

0.61 ± 0.20A/A

0.84 ± 0.21A/A

HCoV OC43

0.67 ± 0.30A/A

0.27 ± 0.14A/A

0.28 ± 0.33A/A

0.43 ± 0.20B/A

  1. a Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD), calculated based on triplicates at each of the five sampling time intervals. Values with different letters within/across carpet type (e.g., A/A, B/A) for the whole gRNA or unexposed gRNA indicate significant difference (p < 0.05) in Tukey’s test grouping
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