Serological evaluation of Mycobacterium ulcerans antigens identified by comparative genomics.

• 主要な著者: Sacha J Pidot (著者), Jessica L Porter (著者), Laurent Marsollier (著者), Annick Chauty (著者), Florence Migot-Nabias (著者), Cyril Badaut (著者), Angèle Bénard (著者), Marie-Therese Ruf (著者), Torsten Seemann (著者), Paul D R Johnson (著者), John K Davies (著者), Grant A Jenkin (著者), Gerd Pluschke (著者), Timothy P Stinear (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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A specific and sensitive serodiagnostic test for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection would greatly assist the diagnosis of Buruli ulcer and would also facilitate seroepidemiological surveys. By comparative genomics, we identified 45 potential M. ulcerans specific proteins, of which we were able to expr...