Heterogeneity among Mycobacterium ulcerans Isolates from Africa

Mycobacterium ulcerans causes Buruli ulcer, an ulcerative skin disease in tropical and subtropical areas. Despite restricted genetic diversity, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit–variable-number tandem repeat analysis on M. ulcerans revealed 3 genotypes from different African countries. It i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stragier, Pieter, Ablordey, Anthony, Bayonne, L. Manou, Lugor, Yatta L., Sindani, Ireneaus S., Suykerbuyk, Patrick, Wabinga, Henry, Meyers, Wayne M., Portaels, Françoise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16704851
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1205.051191
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Sumario:Mycobacterium ulcerans causes Buruli ulcer, an ulcerative skin disease in tropical and subtropical areas. Despite restricted genetic diversity, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit–variable-number tandem repeat analysis on M. ulcerans revealed 3 genotypes from different African countries. It is the first time this typing method succeeded directly on patient samples.

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