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Evaluating decontamination protocols for the isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from swabs

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) is the causative agent of Buruli Ulcer (BU) disease. In order to inhibit the growth of the microbial contaminants during culture of M. ulcerans, it is necessary to decontaminate BU samples with effective chemical agents. This study aimed at investigat...

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Autores principales: Owusu, Enid, Newman, Mercy J., Akumwena, Amos, Bannerman, Elizabeth, Pluschke, Gerd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5217313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28056807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0918-x