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A Major Role for Mammals in the Ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans

BACKGROUND: 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 r...

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Autores principales: Fyfe, Janet A. M., Lavender, Caroline J., Handasyde, Kathrine A., Legione, Alistair R., O'Brien, Carolyn R., Stinear, Timothy P., Pidot, Sacha J., Seemann, Torsten, Benbow, M. Eric, Wallace, John R., McCowan, Christina, Johnson, Paul D. R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20706592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000791