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

• Main Authors: Carolyn R O'Brien (Author), Kathrine A Handasyde (Author), Jennifer Hibble (Author), Caroline J Lavender (Author), Alistair R Legione (Author), Christina McCowan (Author), Maria Globan (Author), Anthony T Mitchell (Author), Helen E McCracken (Author), Paul D R Johnson (Author), Janet A M Fyfe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...