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Heterogeneity among<i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i>Isolates from Africa

Pieter Stragier, Anthony Ablordey, L. Manou Bayonne, Yatta L. Lugor, Ireneaus S. Sindani, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Henry Wabinga, Wayne M. Meyers, Françoise Portaels

Emerging infectious diseases · 2006 · 43 citations · 12 references

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Mycobacterium ulcerans causes Buruli ulcer, an ulcerative skin disease in tropical and subtropical areas. Despite restricted genetic diversity, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem repeat analysis on M. ulcerans revealed 3 genotypes from different African countries. It is the first time this typing method succeeded directly on patient samples.

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