Clinical, microbiological and pathological findings of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in three Australian Possum species.

• Päätekijät: Carolyn R O'Brien (Tekijä), Kathrine A Handasyde (Tekijä), Jennifer Hibble (Tekijä), Caroline J Lavender (Tekijä), Alistair R Legione (Tekijä), Christina McCowan (Tekijä), Maria Globan (Tekijä), Anthony T Mitchell (Tekijä), Helen E McCracken (Tekijä), Paul D R Johnson (Tekijä), Janet A M Fyfe (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, with endemicity predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and south-eastern Australia. The mode of transmission and the environmental reservoir(s) of the bacterium and remain elusive. Real-time PCR investigations have detect...