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Table 1 The survival times of Gyrodactylus salaris in heated water and Virkon S

From: Killing of Gyrodactylus salaris by heat and chemical disinfection

Temperature (°C)

+25

+30

+35

+40

 Survival time [median (range)]

119.7 (67.4–209.3) min

12.4 (6.9–21.6) min

50.5 (36–98) s

9 (6–18) s

 N

18

36

40

23

Virkon S (%)

0.01

0.05

0.1

1.0

 Survival time [median (range)]

11.7 (3.4–34.2) min

3.1 (1.8–4.8) min

2.4 (1.4–4.5) min

14 (8–28) s

 N

54

54

55

53

  1. The survival times of single worms in different water temperatures (upper) and Virkon S (below)
  2. N number of worms tested