Mycolactone: A Polyketide Toxin from Mycobacterium ulcerans Required for Virulence
Mycolactone: A Polyketide Toxin from Mycobacterium ulcerans Required for Virulence
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Washington, DC: American Society for the Advancement of Science
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Washington, DC: American Society for the Advancement of Science
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Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, a severe human skin disease that occurs primarily in Africa and Australia. Infection with M. ulcerans results in persistent severe necrosis without an acute inflammatory response. The presence of histopathological changes distant from the site of infection suggested that pathogenesis mi...
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Mycolactone: A Polyketide Toxin from Mycobacterium ulcerans Required for Virulence
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17162343
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17162343
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.283.5403.854
