Africa's
Latest Scourge
A flesh-devouring bacterium begins to reveal its secrets
Scientists know little about the
microbe that causes Buruli ulcer, and there's no proven drug treatment
for it.
References:
Dobos, K.M. ... and C.H. King. 1999. Emergence of a unique group
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George, K.M. ... and P.L.C. Small. 1999. Mycolactone: A polyketide
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Johnson, P.D.R., T.P. Stinear, and J.A. Hayman. 1999. Mycobacterium
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Further Readings:
For general information about Buruli ulcer, go to http://www.who.int/gtb-buruli/.
Sources:
Kathleen M. George
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Rocky Mountains Laboratory
903 South 4th Street
Hamilton, MT 59840
Paul Johnson
Monash Medical Center
Department of Infectious Diseases
Clayton, Victoria 3168
Australia
C. Harold King
Emory University
Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
69 Butler Street, S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Wayne M. Meyers
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Department of Defense
Division of Microbiology
Washington, DC 20306-6000
Françoise Portaels
Institute of Tropical Medicine
Department of Microbiology
Nationalestraat 155
B-2000 Antwerp
Belgium
Pamela L. Small
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Microscopy Branch
Rocky Mountains Laboratory
903 South 4th Street
Hamilton, MT 59840
Jordan W. Tappero
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meningitis & Special Pathogens Branch
1600 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30333
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 3, July 17, 1999, p. 40.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
