| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Authors: | P. Stragier, Ablordey, A., L Bayonne, M., Lugor, Y. L., Sindani, I. S., Suykerbuyk, P., Wabinga, H., Meyers, W. M., Portaels, F. |
| Journal: | Emerg Infect Dis |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Pagination: | 844-7 |
| Date Published: | 2006 May |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
| Keywords: | Africa, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Base Sequence, Genetic Variation, Genotype, Humans, Molecular Epidemiology, Molecular Sequence Data, Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Phylogeny, Polymorphism, Genetic, Tandem Repeat Sequences |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid1205.051191 |
| Alternate Journal: | Emerging Infect. Dis. |