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Buruli ulcer: The Efficacy of Innate Immune Defense May Be a Key Determinant for the Outcome of Infection With Mycobacterium ulcerans

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected, tropical infectious disease of the skin and the subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. This pathogen has emerged as a new species from a common ancestor with Mycobacterium marinum by acquisition of the virulence plasmid pMUM. The plasmid encodes enzym...

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Autores principales: Röltgen, Katharina, Pluschke, Gerd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7261859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32523571
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01018

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