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

• Hoofdauteurs: Janet A M Fyfe (Auteur), Caroline J Lavender (Auteur), Kathrine A Handasyde (Auteur), Alistair R Legione (Auteur), Carolyn R O'Brien (Auteur), Timothy P Stinear (Auteur), Sacha J Pidot (Auteur), Torsten Seemann (Auteur), M Eric Benbow (Auteur), John R Wallace (Auteur), Christina McCowan (Auteur), Paul D R Johnson (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: 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...