Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in environmental samples during an outbreak of ulcerative disease

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4135-4138

  Ross, B C ^a,c   Johnson, P D R ^a,d   Oppedisano, F ^a   Marino, L ^a   Sievers, A ^a   Stinear, T ^a   Hayman, J A ^a   Veitch, M G K ^b   Robins Browne, R M ^a,b  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CSL LIMITED   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 0030821126     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.4135-4138.1997     Document Type: Review

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