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Investigating the role of free-living amoebae as a reservoir for Mycobacterium ulcerans.

The reservoir and mode of transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, still remain a mystery. It has been suggested that M. ulcerans persists with difficulty as a free-living organism due to its natural fragility and inability to withstand exposure to direct sunlight...

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Main Authors:	Nana Ama Amissah (Author), Sophie Gryseels (Author), Nicholas J Tobias (Author), Bahram Ravadgar (Author), Mitsuko Suzuki (Author), Koen Vandelannoote (Author), Lies Durnez (Author), Herwig Leirs (Author), Timothy P Stinear (Author), Françoise Portaels (Author), Anthony Ablordey (Author), Miriam Eddyani (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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