Mycolactone diffuses into the peripheral blood of Buruli ulcer patients--implications for diagnosis and disease monitoring.

Mycolactone diffuses into the peripheral blood of Buruli ulcer patients--implications for diagnosis and disease monitoring.

Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), is unique among human pathogens in its capacity to produce a polyketide-derived macrolide called mycolactone, making this molecule an attractive candidate target for diagnosis and disease monitoring. Whether mycolactone diffuses from...

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Main Authors: Fred S Sarfo, Fabien Le Chevalier, N'Guetta Aka, Richard O Phillips, Yaw Amoako, Ivo G Boneca, Pascal Lenormand, Mireille Dosso, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Romain Veyron-Churlet, Laure Guenin-Macé, Caroline Demangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3139662?pdf=render

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