Table 3 Detail of the final blind test results, after updating the reference spectra database with the spectra of 15 specimens
Morphological ID | Geographical origin | Number of specimens tested | Spectra added to database | Number of specimens used for Second blind test | Snail species ID by MS | LSV range [0–3] | Mean LSV (SD)b | Snail species ID by origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulinus forskalii | Central Senegal (Diourbel) | 3 | 1 | 2 | Bu. forskalii | [2.40–2.58] | 2.51 (0.06) | 100.0% (2/2) |
North-Western (Senegal River Delta) | 77 | 4 | 73 | Bu. forskalii | [1.82–2.70] | 2.32 (0.02) | 84.9% (62/73) | |
Biomphalaria pfeifferi | North-Western (Senegal River Delta) | 85 | 4 | 81 | Bi. pfeifferi | [1.74–2.63] | 2.21 (0.02) | 90.1% (73/81) |
South-Eastern (Kedougou) (Laboratory strain) | 10 | 3 | 7 | Bi. pfeifferi | [2.17–2.61] | 2.42 (0.04) | 100.0% (7/7) | |
South-Eastern (Kedougou) (Wild strain) | 6 | 3 | 3 | Bi. pfeifferi | [1.90–2.61] | 2.30 (0.10) | 66.7% (2/3) | |
Total | 181 | 15 | 166 |