Mycobacterium ulcerans persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients.

• Prif Awduron: Martin W Bratschi (Awdur), Marie-Thérèse Ruf (Awdur), Arianna Andreoli (Awdur), Jacques C Minyem (Awdur), Sarah Kerber (Awdur), Fidèle G Wantong (Awdur), James Pritchard (Awdur), Victoria Chakwera (Awdur), Christian Beuret (Awdur), Matthias Wittwer (Awdur), Djeunga Noumen (Awdur), Nadia Schürch (Awdur), Alphonse Um Book (Awdur), Gerd Pluschke (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy. While there is a strong association of the occurrence of the disease with stagnant or slow flowi...