Search Results - "Fyfe, Janet A"
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A New Phylogenetic Framework for the Animal-Adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (27-11-2018)“…Tuberculosis (TB) affects humans and other animals and is caused by bacteria from the complex (MTBC). Previous studies have shown that there are at least nine…”
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Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation to humans of the waterborne pathogen Mycobacterium kansasii
Published in Nature communications (03-05-2021)“…Mycobacterium kansasii can cause serious pulmonary disease. It belongs to a group of closely-related species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria known as the M…”
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On the origin of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer
Published in BMC genomics (19-06-2012)“…Mycobacterium ulcerans is an unusual bacterial pathogen with elusive origins. While closely related to the aquatic dwelling M. marinum, M. ulcerans has evolved…”
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Development and Application of Two Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Clinical and Environmental Samples
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-08-2007)“…Mycobacterium ulcerans is a slow-growing environmental bacterium that causes a severe skin disease known as Buruli ulcer. PCR has become a reliable and rapid…”
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Statistical modeling based on structured surveys of Australian native possum excreta harboring Mycobacterium ulcerans predicts Buruli ulcer occurrence in humans
Published in eLife (14-04-2023)“…Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection of subcutaneous tissue with . BU is commonly reported across rural regions of Central and…”
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The incubation period of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) in Victoria, Australia - Remains similar despite changing geographic distribution of disease
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (19-03-2018)“…Buruli ulcer (BU) is a geographically-restricted infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans; contact with an endemic region is the primary risk factor for…”
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A major role for mammals in the ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (10-08-2010)“…Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), a destructive skin disease found predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and south-eastern…”
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Evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Other Mycolactone-Producing Mycobacteria from a Common Mycobacterium marinum Progenitor
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-03-2007)“…Article Usage Stats Services JB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Risk of Buruli ulcer and detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in mosquitoes in southeastern Australia
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2011)“…Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive skin condition caused by infection with the environmental bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. The mode of transmission of M…”
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The incubation period of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection)
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-10-2013)“…Buruli Ulcer (BU) is caused by the environmental microbe Mycobacterium ulcerans. Despite unclear transmission, contact with a BU endemic region is the key…”
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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Tasmania and genomic characterisation of its first known multi-drug resistant case
Published in PloS one (21-02-2018)“…The origin and spread of tuberculosis (TB) in Tasmania and the types of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) present in the population are…”
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Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans by Use of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-05-2012)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Climate and landscape factors associated with Buruli ulcer incidence in Victoria, Australia
Published in PloS one (10-12-2012)“…Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans), is a necrotizing skin disease found in more than 30 countries worldwide. BU incidence is…”
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Potential wildlife sentinels for monitoring the endemic spread of human buruli ulcer in South-East australia
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2014)“…The last 20 years has seen a significant series of outbreaks of Buruli/Bairnsdale Ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, in temperate south-eastern…”
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Consensus recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and control of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Bairnsdale or Buruli ulcer) in Victoria, Australia
Published in Medical journal of Australia (15-01-2007)“…Mycobacterium ulcerans causes slowly progressive, destructive skin and soft tissue infections, known as Bairnsdale or Buruli ulcer (BU). Forty‐six delegates…”
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Target-Specific Assay for Rapid and Quantitative Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera DNA
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-06-2017)“…is an opportunistic environmental mycobacterium belonging to the - complex. Although most commonly associated with pulmonary disease, there has been growing…”
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Mycobacterium ulcerans and other mycolactone-producing mycobacteria should be considered a single species
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (27-07-2010)“…The new species assignations for MPM have not considered their genomic context and have been based on variable phenotypic characteristics (such as colony…”
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Evaluation of VNTR typing for the identification of Mycobacterium ulcerans in environmental samples from Victoria, Australia
Published in FEMS microbiology letters (01-10-2008)“…Reliable molecular detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in environmental samples is essential to study the ecology and transmission of this important human…”
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Clinical, microbiological and pathological findings of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in three Australian Possum species
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2014)“…Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, with endemicity predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and south-eastern Australia. The mode…”
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All-oral antibiotic treatment for buruli ulcer: a report of four patients
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