title: Survival of Mycobacterium bovis in defined environmental conditions.
abstract: The survival of Mycobacterium bovis was investigated following artificial inoculation in dry and moist soils and bovine faeces held under various environmental conditions. M. bovis survived for 4 weeks in non-sterile dry and moist soils held under 80% shade, in darkness and in the laboratory. It was also isolated from sterile moist soil kept in the shade and in darkness. Re-isolation of M. bovis was not made at 4 weeks from any of the substrates exposed to sunlight nor from faeces held under any condition. M. bovis was not re-isolated from any substrate at 8 weeks or up to 32 weeks after inoculation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000254:growth & development*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013997:Time Factors