Investigation of the viability of M. bovis under different environmental conditions in the Kruger National Park

Tanner, M.; Michel, Anita Luise

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dc.contributor.author	Tanner, M.
dc.contributor.editor	Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.contributor.upauthor	Michel, Anita Luise
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-08T07:55:46Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-08T07:55:46Z
dc.date.created	2012
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	The survival time of Mycobacterium bovis in the natural habitat of infected free ranging wildlife was investigated. Seven different experimental sites near Skukuza in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, were selected to expose macroscopically affected lung or lymph node tissue of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) origin and spiked faecal specimens for various lengths of time over a 1-year period. Mycobacterium bovis could be isolated for a maximum period of 6 weeks from tissue specimens and 4 weeks from faeces. The longest survival of M. bovis in both specimen types was observed in winter and under moist conditions. Surprisingly, the survival time of M. bovis in buried specimens seemed greatly reduced to a maximum of 5 days	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2012	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Veterinary Services, Skukuza.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Tanner, M & Michel, AL 1999, 'Investigation of the viability of M. bovis under different environmental conditions in the Kruger National Park’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 185-190.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.other	55978917900
dc.identifier.other	N-8996-2014
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20086
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute	en
dc.rights	© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	African buffalo	en
dc.subject	Environmental conditions	en
dc.subject	Kruger National Park	en
dc.subject	Mycobacterium bovis	en
dc.subject	Viability	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Wildlife conservation -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Investigation of the viability of M. bovis under different environmental conditions in the Kruger National Park	en
dc.type	Article	en