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Table 4 Comparison of the media on the 160M. bovis positive tissues that were inoculated onto all media

From: Comparison of the MGIT 960, BACTEC 460 TB and solid media for isolation of Mycobacterium bovis in United States veterinary specimens

 

M. bovis+ No. (%)

Negative No. (%)

Contaminated No. (%)

Not tested

BACTEC

150 (93.8)

8 (5.0)

2 (1.3)

 

MGIT

131 (81.9)

6 (3.8)

23 (14.4)

 

M7H11P

129 (80.6)

11(6.9)

20 (12.5)

 

7H10P

104 (65.0)

16 (10.0)

40 (25.0)

 

M-LJ

0

152 (95.0)

8 (5.0)

 

7H11AAP

24 (27.9)

45 (52.3)

17 (19.8)

74