Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium bovis in milk from cows in northeastern Brazil

Isolation and identification of Mycobacterium bovis in milk from cows in northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT: Milk samples from 16 cows that tested positive on the tuberculin test in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil, were used for mycobacteria isolation and identification. Mycobacteria were isolated from five (31.25%) of the 16 milk samples; three samples were classified as M. bovis, and...

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Main Authors: Joelson Marcolino Ramos, Marcos Bryan Heinemann, José Soares Ferreira Neto, Antônio Francisco de Souza Filho, Nicolás Céspedes Cárdenas, Clebert José Alves, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis
isolation
milk
PCR
cattle
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