Application of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, confirms the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environment

K Vandelannoote; L Durnez; D Amissah; S Gryseels; A Dodoo; S Yeboah; P Addo; M Eddyani; H Leirs; A Ablordey; F Portaels

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01902.x

Application of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, confirms the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environment

K Vandelannoote, L Durnez, D Amissah, S Gryseels, A Dodoo, S Yeboah, P Addo, M Eddyani, H Leirs, A Ablordey, F Portaels

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Abstract

This study reports the first successful application of real-time PCR for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), in Ghana, a BU-endemic country. Environmental samples and organs of small mammals were analyzed. The real-time PCR assays confirmed the presence of M. ulcerans in a water sample collected in a BU-endemic village in the Ashanti Region.

Original language	English
Journal	FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume	304
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	191-194
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0378-1097
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01902.x
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Bacterial diseases
Buruli ulcer
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Detection
Real-time
PCR
Water sampling
Environmental factors
Ghana
Africa-West

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Vandelannoote, K., Durnez, L., Amissah, D., Gryseels, S., Dodoo, A., Yeboah, S., Addo, P., Eddyani, M., Leirs, H., Ablordey, A., & Portaels, F. (2010). Application of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, confirms the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environment. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 304(2), 191-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.01902.x

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Application of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, confirms the presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the environment

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