Identification of the Mycobacterium ulcerans protein MUL_3720 as a promising target for the development of a diagnostic test for Buruli ulcer.

• Main Authors: Anita Dreyer (Author), Katharina Röltgen (Author), Jean Pierre Dangy (Author), Marie Thérèse Ruf (Author), Nicole Scherr (Author), Miriam Bolz (Author), Nicholas Jay Tobias (Author), Charles Moes (Author), Andrea Vettiger (Author), Timothy Paul Stinear (Author), Gerd Pluschke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Buruli ulcer (BU) caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is a devastating skin disease, occurring mainly in remote West African communities with poor access to health care. Early case detection and subsequent antibiotic treatment are essential to counteract the progression of the characteristic chronic ul...