Linking the Mycobacterium ulcerans environment to Buruli ulcer disease: Progress and challenges
Buruli ulcer (BU), the second most common mycobacterial disease in West Africa, is a necrotizing skin disease that can lead to high morbidity in affected patients. The disease is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU), whose major virulence factor is mycolactone. Although early infection can be treat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Series: | One Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771421001014 |