Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Typing of Mycobacterium ulcerans Reveals Focal Transmission of Buruli Ulcer in a Highly Endemic Region of Ghana

Buruli ulcer (BU) is an emerging necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. While proximity to stagnant or slow flowing water bodies is a risk factor for acquiring BU, the epidemiology and mode of M. ulcerans transmission is poorly understood. Here we h...

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Päätekijät: Röltgen, Katharina, Qi, Weihong, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Mensah-Quainoo, Ernestina, Pidot, Sacha J., Seemann, Torsten, Stinear, Timothy P., Käser, Michael, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Pluschke, Gerd
Aineistotyyppi: Artigo
Kieli:Inglês
Julkaistu: Public Library of Science 2010
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Linkit:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907412/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20652033
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000751
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