Comparative Genomics Shows That Mycobacterium ulcerans Migration and Expansion Preceded the Rise of Buruli Ulcer in Southeastern Australia.

Comparative Genomics Shows That Mycobacterium ulcerans Migration and Expansion Preceded the Rise of Buruli Ulcer in Southeastern Australia.

No === Since 2000, cases of the neglected tropical disease Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, have increased 100-fold around Melbourne (population 4.4 million), the capital of Victoria, in temperate southeastern Australia. The reasons for this increase are unclear. Here,...

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Main Authors: Buultjens, A.H., Vandelannoote, K., Meehan, Conor J., Eddyani, M., de Jong, B.C., Fyfe, J.A.M., Globan, M., Tobias, N.J., Porter, J.L., Tomita, T., Tay, E.L., Seemann, T., Howden, B.P., Johnson, P.D.R., Stinear, T.P.
Language:en
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Australia
Buruli ulcer
Genomics
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Phylogenetics
Population genetics
Public health
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17261

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