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Local Cellular Immune Responses and Pathogenesis of Buruli Ulcer Lesions in the Experimental Mycobacterium Ulcerans Pig Infection Model

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease of the skin that is caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. We recently established an experimental pig (Sus scrofa) infection model for Buruli ulcer to investigate host-pathogen interactions, the efficacy of candidate vaccines and of...

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Autores principales: Bolz, Miriam, Ruggli, Nicolas, Borel, Nicole, Pluschke, Gerd, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4851394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27128097
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004678