Whole genome comparisons suggest random distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans genotypes in a Buruli ulcer endemic region of Ghana.

• Main Authors: Anthony S Ablordey (Author), Koen Vandelannoote (Author), Isaac A Frimpong (Author), Evans K Ahortor (Author), Nana Ama Amissah (Author), Miriam Eddyani (Author), Lies Durnez (Author), Françoise Portaels (Author), Bouke C de Jong (Author), Herwig Leirs (Author), Jessica L Porter (Author), Kirstie M Mangas (Author), Margaret M C Lam (Author), Andrew Buultjens (Author), Torsten Seemann (Author), Nicholas J Tobias (Author), Timothy P Stinear (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Efforts to control the spread of Buruli ulcer--an emerging ulcerative skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans--have been hampered by our poor understanding of reservoirs and transmission. To help address this issue, we compared whole genomes from 18 clinical M. ulcerans isolates from a 30 km...