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Table 2 Accuracy of determining species of fresh or preserved mosquitoes by near-infrared spectroscopy and a partial least squares (PLS) regression cross-validation

From: Evaluating RNAlater® as a preservative for using near-infrared spectroscopy to predict Anopheles gambiae age and species

Status

n

No. of PLS Factors

Dongola An. arabiensis1 Correct, %

G3 An. gambiae s.s.1 Correct, %

Average1 Correct, %

Fresh

267

8

82.1

81.3

81.6

Preserved

268

9

76.4

83.4

80.1

  1. n -Number of mosquitoes
  2. 1Values have been presented as weighted mean.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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