Application of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, concerns the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environment
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2010
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FEMS Microbiological Letter
Abstract
This study reports the first successful application of real-time PCR for the detection of mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), in Ghana, a BU-endemic country. Environmental samples and organs of small mammals were analyzed. The real-time PCR assays confirmed the presence of M. ulcerans in a water sample collected in a BU-endemic village in the Ashanti Region.
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Mycobacterium ulcerans, Buruli ulcer, real-time PCR, Ashanti region, environmental samples, small mammals
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FEMS Microbiological Letter (304): 191–194