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Table 1 Distribution of culture results and species represented in samples submitted for M. bovis culture during 2008

From: Comparison of the MGIT 960, BACTEC 460 TB and solid media for isolation of Mycobacterium bovis in United States veterinary specimens

 

Overall culture results

Species

No isolation

M. bovis

MOTT1

Contaminated

Grand total

Bison

29

0

6

2

37

Cattle

4787

71

203

287

5348

Cervids*

920

89

52

10

1071

Other Ruminants ¥

31

0

2

 

33

Coyotes and Fox

92

11

8

5

116

Opossums and Raccoons

113

2

7

7

129

Feral Swine

31

5

24

1

61

Grand Total

6003 (88.4%)

178 (2.6%)

302 (4.4%)

312 (4.6%)

6795

  1. *Species include primarily white-tailed deer, elk, fallow deer, and red deer, both farmed and wildlife.
  2. ¥ Species include sheep, goats and exotic zoo ruminants.
  3. 1 Mycobacteria other than tuberculosis.
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BMC Veterinary Research

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