Mycobacterium ulcerans fails to infect through skin abrasions in a guinea pig infection model: implications for transmission.

• Main Authors: Heather R Williamson (Author), Lydia Mosi (Author), Robert Donnell (Author), Maha Aqqad (Author), Richard W Merritt (Author), Pamela L C Small (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Transmission of M. ulcerans, the etiological agent of Buruli ulcer, from the environment to humans remains an enigma despite decades of research. Major transmission hypotheses propose 1) that M. ulcerans is acquired through an insect bite or 2) that bacteria enter an existing wound through exposure...