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Development of a temperature-switch PCR-based SNP typing method for Mycobacterium ulcerans [PDF]
Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans), the causative agent of the devastating skin disease Buruli ulcer (BU), is characterized by an extremely low level of genetic diversity.
Danso Emelia +24 more
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Pathogenesis of bacterial diseases in Nile tilapia and anti‐bacterial mechanisms. ABSTRACT Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is among the most widely farmed fish globally that plays a major role in ensuring food security in many low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Catherine Agoe +8 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is able to manipulate the phagosome compartment where it resides in order to establish a permissive replicative compartment called the Mycobacterium-containing vacuole (MCV).
Soldati, Thierry +2 more
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Treatments of Mycobacterium marinum, a common non-tuberculous mycobacterium associated with cutaneous infections are very challenging, emphasizing the development of new therapeutic approaches.
John Jairo Aguilera-Correa +7 more
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We report the case of a 35-year-old man with a chronic ulceration of the hand in whom an infection with Mycobacterium marinum was diagnosed. Clarithromycin and doxycycline were prescribed, resulting in a slow resolution of the ulceration. M. marinum is a
D. Salik, V. Del Marmol
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CH25H deficiency permits optimal dendritic cell activation following BCG exposure, characterized by increased IL‐12p70 production. In vivo, CH25H deficiency promotes enhanced BCG‐mediated protection and sustained IL‐2 producing T cell response. ABSTRACT Bacillus Calmette‐Guérin (BCG) remains the only licensed vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), yet its ...
Hagyu Kim +6 more
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Abstract Macrophages are the predominant cell type infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in tuberculosis (TB). Death of Mtb‐infected macrophages promotes tissue pathology and releases Mtb to infect other cells, suggesting that inhibiting the death of Mtb‐infected macrophages could be an adjunctive treatment of TB.
Rong Hu +10 more
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Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica
Infections after reptile bites are uncommon, and microbial etiologies are not well defined. We describe a case of Mycobacterium marinum soft-tissue infection after an iguana bite in Costa Rica that was diagnosed through 16S rRNA sequencing and ...
Roshni Mathew +6 more
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Mycobacterium marinum is difficult to diagnose.
The diagnosis of cutaneous Mycobacterium marinum infection is often delayed for months after presentation. In this case the diagnosis and correct treatment was delayed for ten months resulting in possible irreversible damage to the patient's infected ...
Lønnberg, Ann Sophie +4 more
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Dermoscopy of Mycobacterium marinum Skin infection: A Challenging Diagnosis [PDF]
Mycobacterium (M.) marinum is a slow-growing atypical mycobacterium found mainly in saltwater environments. Infection occurs following inoculation of a skin lesion and manifests as a localized granulo-ma; in fact, the most common cause of infection with
Conforti, Claudio +3 more
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