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Table 3 The difference between growth rates in pure and mixed cultures for each studied mite

From: Population dynamics of some domestic mites in laboratory culture

 

Dermatophagoides

Tyrophagus

Blomia

Mites counts ± SD

Pure culture

2.1662 ± 0.8317

2.3888 ± 0.8701

2.0363 ± 0.9297

Mixed culture

1.91 ± 0.6435

2.2138 ± 0.632

1.7188 ± 0.6912

Statistical analysis

T

2.9415

1.1499

2.7959

P value

0.02*

0.2879

0.03*

  1. Paired t test to calculate the difference of the growth rates in between pure and mixed cultures regarding each mite genus (*P value ≤ 0.05 significant)
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