Application of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, concerns the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environment

Vandelannoote, K.Durnez, L.Amissah, D.Gryseels, S.Dodoo, A.Yeboah, S.Addo, P.Eddyani, M.Leirs, H.Ablordey, A.Portaels, F.2012-05-242017-10-162012-05-242017-10-162010FEMS Microbiological Letter (304): 191–194http://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/1651This 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.enMycobacterium ulceransBuruli ulcerreal-time PCRAshanti regionenvironmental samplessmall mammalsApplication of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, concerns the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environmentArticle