title: [Specific features of Mycobacteria isolated from patients and animals with tuberculosis and from environmental objects].
abstract: Two hundred samples from environmental objects, such as soil, manure, water, feeds, et.), 129 isolates from tuberculosis patients' sputum, and 222 samples from tuberculin-responsive animals were studied. Mycobacteria of atypical forms were found to be widely distributed in the environment. The causative agents of bovine-type tuberculosis could be isolated from both tuberculin-responsive animals and environmental objects of tuberculosis-burdened firms. The cultural morphological and biochemical properties were studied in 129 isolates from tuberculosis patients' sputum. Of them, 91 (75.8%) and 29 (24.2%) samples were defined as M. tuberculosis and M. bovis, respectively. Nine samples could not be identified for different reasons.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Efendieva
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nuratinov
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Umarova
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000382:microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology