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Culture of water samples collected from drinking troughs of buffalo |
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| Sampling occasion |
Culture result |
Water temp in exptl trough. (°C) |
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| 1 |
October 2003 |
N |
25 |
| Day 1 |
M. vaccae or M. vanbaalenii |
35 |
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| Day 2 |
N |
37 |
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| Day 3 |
N |
33 |
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| Day 4 |
NTM* |
36.5 |
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| Day 5 |
N |
33 |
|
| Day 6 |
N |
25 |
|
| Day 7 |
N |
31 |
|
| Day 14 |
N |
46 |
|
| Day 21 |
N |
42.5 |
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| 2 |
January 2004 |
Unknown Mycobacterium species closely related to M. moriokaense |
28 |
| Day 1 |
P/C |
37 |
|
| Day 2 |
C |
36.5 |
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| Day 3 |
M. terrae |
30 |
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| Day 4 |
N |
29 |
|
| Day 5 |
P/C |
34 |
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| Day 6 |
M. engbaekii |
36 |
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| Day 7 |
N |
34 |
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| Day 14 |
P/C |
30 |
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| Day 21 |
P/C |
32 |
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| 3 |
26 April 2004 |
C |
23.6 |
| Day 1 |
M. terrae |
20.0 |
|
| Day 2 |
N |
22.0 |
|
| Day 3 |
M. engbaekii |
26.5 |
|
| Day 4 |
N |
26.5 |
|
| Day 5 |
M. terrae |
26.0 |
|
| Day 6 |
NTM* |
26.5 |
|
| Day 7 |
M. terrae |
24.5 |
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| Day 14 |
M. engbaekii |
23.0 |
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| Day 21 |
N |
23.6 |
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| 4 |
02 August 04 |
N |
18.5 |
| Day 1 |
Unknown Mycobacterium species closely related to M. kansasii and M. szulgai M. terrae |
24 |
|
| Day 2 |
N |
25 |
|
| Day 3 |
No sample |
N/A |
|
| Day 4 |
M. engbaekii |
24 |
|
| Day 5 |
N |
25 |
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| Day 6 |
Mixed culture of M. engbaekii and M. terrae |
26 |
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| Day 7 |
NTM* |
25 |
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| Day 14 |
N |
26.5 |
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| Day 21 |
M. vaccae or M. vanbaalenii |
19.5 |
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* Non-tuberculous mycobacterial species not further identified P/C: cultures partially contaminated C: cultures contaminated N: negative culture result | |||
Michel et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2007 3:23 doi:10.1186/1746-6148-3-23 |
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