| Literature DB >> 20435759 |
Lies Durnez1, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Violaine Nicolas, Patrick Barrière, Erik Verheyen, Christian R Johnson, Herwig Leirs, Françoise Portaels.
Abstract
Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), is considered an environmental pathogen. Different mycobacteria were detected in 68 (12%) out of 565 small mammals collected in areas in Benin where BU is endemic. Although M. ulcerans was not found, we suggest that more research on M. ulcerans in African (small) mammals is needed.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20435759 PMCID: PMC2897467 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00199-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792