Isolation of Mycobacterium bovis & M. tuberculosis from cattle of some farms in north India - Possible relevance in human health

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-31

  Srivastava, K ^a   Chauhan, D S ^a   Gupta, P ^a   Singh, H B ^a   Sharma, V D ^a   Yadav, V S ^a   Sreekumaran, ^b   Thakral, S S ^b   Dharamdheeran, J S ^b   Nigam, P ^b   Prasad, H K ^c   Katoch, Vishwa Mohan ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

^b Central Military Veterinary Laboratory   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Mycobacterium bovis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Specimen

Indexed keywords

PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECES ANALYSIS; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; THROAT CULTURE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; HUMANS; INDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 55849091350     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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