Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA in Bandicoot Excreta in Buruli Ulcer–Endemic Area, Northern Queensland, Australia

Röltgen, Katharina; Pluschke, Gerd; Johnson, Paul D.R.; Fyfe, Janet

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Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA in Bandicoot Excreta in Buruli Ulcer–Endemic Area, Northern Queensland, Australia

Published Date:

Dec 2017

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Emerg Infect Dis. 23(12):2042-2045.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Röltgen, Katharina ; Pluschke, Gerd ; Johnson, Paul D.R. ; Fyfe, Janet ;

Description:

To identify potential reservoirs/vectors of Mycobacterium ulcerans in northern Queensland, Australia, we analyzed environmental samples collected from the Daintree River catchment area, to which Buruli ulcer is endemic, and adjacent coastal lowlands by species-specific PCR. We detected M. ulcerans DNA in soil, mosquitoes, and excreta of bandicoots, which are small terrestrial marsupials.

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29148373

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5708234

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Journal Article

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Queensland, Australia

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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