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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Janet A M Fyfe (लेखक), Caroline J Lavender (लेखक), Kathrine A Handasyde (लेखक), Alistair R Legione (लेखक), Carolyn R O'Brien (लेखक), Timothy P Stinear (लेखक), Sacha J Pidot (लेखक), Torsten Seemann (लेखक), M Eric Benbow (लेखक), John R Wallace (लेखक), Christina McCowan (लेखक), Paul D R Johnson (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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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...