Experimental Infection of the Pig with Mycobacterium ulcerans: A Novel Model for Studying the Pathogenesis of Buruli Ulcer Disease

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a slowly progressing, necrotising disease of the skin caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. Non-ulcerative manifestations are nodules, plaques and oedema, which may progress to ulceration of large parts of the skin. Histopathologically, BU is characterized...

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Autores principales: Bolz, Miriam, Ruggli, Nicolas, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Ricklin, Meret E., Zimmer, Gert, Pluschke, Gerd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4091941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25010421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002968

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4091941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25010421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002968

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