Table 3. Relationship between mean condition factor and intensity of
Enteromyxum leei
infection in starry flounder
Intensity of
E. leei
infection (qPCR result)
Condition factor
n
Mean
SD
p
-value
F
-value
Scheffe
High (Cq value: less than 23)
a
8
1.36
0.12
a:ab = 0.106
ab:b = 0.310
b:a = 0.003
*
8.045
b > a
Moderate (Cq value: 23–27)
ab
6
1.47
0.07
Low or negative (Cq value: more than 27)
b
6
1.63
0.15
p
< 0.05.
qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Cq, cycle of quantification.