Spatiotemporal Co-existence of Two Mycobacterium ulcerans Clonal Complexes in the Offin River Valley of Ghana.

Spatiotemporal Co-existence of Two Mycobacterium ulcerans Clonal Complexes in the Offin River Valley of Ghana.

In recent years, comparative genome sequence analysis of African Mycobacterium ulcerans strains isolated from Buruli ulcer (BU) lesion specimen has revealed a very limited genetic diversity of closely related isolates and a striking association between genotype and geographical origin of the patient...

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Main Authors: Araceli Lamelas, Kobina Assan Ampah, Samuel Aboagye, Sarah Kerber, Emelia Danso, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Prince Asare, Julian Parkhill, Simon R Harris, Gerd Pluschke, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Katharina Röltgen
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4951013?pdf=render

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