Abstract
A real-time PCR protocol for detecting Mycobacterium bovis in feces was evaluated in bovine tuberculosis-infected African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Fecal samples spiked with 1.42×103 cells of M. bovis culture/g and Bacille Calmette-Guérin standards with 1.58×101 genome copies/well were positive by real-time PCR but all field samples were negative.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 140-142 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology