Detection of Mycolactone A/B in Mycobacterium ulcerans-Infected Human Tissue.

• Main Authors: Fred Stephen Sarfo (Author), Richard O Phillips (Author), Brian Rangers (Author), Engy A Mahrous (Author), Richard E Lee (Author), Edward Tarelli (Author), Kingsley B Asiedu (Author), Pamela L Small (Author), Mark H Wansbrough-Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) is a neglected tropical disease common amongst children in rural West Africa. Animal experiments have shown that tissue destruction is caused by a toxin called mycolactone.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>...