Tanner, M.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2012-10-082012-10-0820121999Tanner, 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. 185-190.0330-246555978917900N-8996-2014http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20086The 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.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 daysen© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineAfrican buffaloEnvironmental conditionsKruger National ParkMycobacterium bovisViabilityVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaWildlife conservation -- South AfricaArticle