Aquatic insects and transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans;Punaises aquatiques et transmission de Mycobacterium ulcerans

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 572-575

  Marsollier, Laurent ^a,b   Aubry, Jacques ^c   Milon, Geneviève ^d   Brodin, Priscille ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Institute Pasteur Korea   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURULI ULCER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECT; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; SALIVA; TROPICAL DISEASE;

HEXAPODA; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 34547106296     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20072367572     Document Type: Note

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