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
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17261