Survey of local fauna from endemic areas of Northern Queensland, Australia for the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans

Survey of local fauna from endemic areas of Northern Queensland, Australia for the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans

Background: Buruli ulcer (BU), regionally known as the Daintree ulcer or Bairnsdale ulcer is caused by the environmental pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU). This disease is characterized by extensive and painless necrosis of skin and soft tissue with the formation of large ulcers and has been repo...

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Main Authors: Avishek Singh, John Hannan William McBride, Brenda Govan, Mark Pearson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Australia
Mycobacterium ulcerans
native mammals
northern Queensland
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=48;epage=52;aulast=Singh

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