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Whole genome comparisons suggest random distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans genotypes in a Buruli ulcer endemic region of Ghana.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Mar 2015
Ablordey Anthony S, Vandelannoote Koen, Frimpong Isaac A, Ahortor Evans K, Amissah Nana Ama, Eddyani Miriam, Durnez Lies, Portaels Françoise, de Jong Bouke C, Leirs Herwig, Porter Jessica L, Mangas Kirstie M, Lam Margaret M C, Buultjens Andrew, Seemann Torsten, Tobias Nicholas J, Stinear Timothy P
Abstract excerpt
Efforts to control the spread of Buruli ulcer--an emerging ulcerative skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans--have been hampered by our poor understanding of reservoirs and transmission. To help address this issue, we compared whole genomes from 18 clinical M. ulcerans isolates from a 30 km2 region within the Asante Akim North District, Ashanti region, Ghana, with 15 other M. ulcerans isolates from...
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