A major role for mammals in the ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

• Główni autorzy: Janet A M Fyfe (Autor), Caroline J Lavender (Autor), Kathrine A Handasyde (Autor), Alistair R Legione (Autor), Carolyn R O'Brien (Autor), Timothy P Stinear (Autor), Sacha J Pidot (Autor), Torsten Seemann (Autor), M Eric Benbow (Autor), John R Wallace (Autor), Christina McCowan (Autor), Paul D R Johnson (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), a destructive skin disease found predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and south-eastern Australia. The precise mode(s) of transmission and environmental reservoir(s) remain unknown, but several studies have explored the role of aquat...