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The examinations were performed in 1988—1990. The purpose of the work was to investigate the survival of Salmonella in the soil and water. Salmonellae originated from dead or killed foxes and swabs taken from the vagina or anus. The isolated strains were classified as S. choleraesuis, S. dublin, S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium. Seedings were done on solid media, i.e. basic agar medium, the BGA, Endo, McConkey’s and Slavin’s media and liquid media, i.e. MK and SF. An average period of survival in the soil of individual serotypes was: S. choleraesuis — 257 days, S. dublin — 381 days, S. enteritidis — 451 days and S. typhimurium — 321 days. An average survival period in water was: S. choleraesuis — 18 days, S. dublin — 14 days, S. enteritidis — 25 days and S. typhimurium — 22 days.