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Table 3 Culture results of tissue specimens from Malian cattle. Specimens were digested, decontaminated, centrifuged at high speed and inoculated onto two types of media

From: Molecular identification of Mycobacterium bovis from cattle and human host in Mali: expanded genetic diversity

Tissue specimens culture results

Number (N)

Percentage (%)

Positive (M. bovis)

Positive (NTM)

Negative

Contaminated with other bacteria

19

8

29

23

24.1

10.1

36.7

29.1

Total

79

100

  1. Using the culture system, 27 of 79 were positive; one can notice that 19 were M. bovis (24.1 %) while eight were Non Tuberculous Mycobacteria (10.1 %). The contamination with other species of bacteria has been estimated
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BMC Veterinary Research

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