Survival of Mycobacterium ulcerans at 37°C

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1033-1035

  Eddyani, M ^a   Portaels, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Buruli ulcer; Geographical origin; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Survival; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BONE LESION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEAT TOLERANCE; INCUBATION TIME; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACILLI (CLASS); MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 34548540589     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01791.x     Document Type: Article

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