- 1940s.
Mycobacterium ulcerans is a
species of
mycobacteria within the
phylum Actinomycetota.
Within the
genus Mycobacterium, M.
ulcerans is
classified as...
- by skin
infection with
bacteria called Mycobacterium ulcerans. The
mechanism by
which M.
ulcerans is
transmitted from the
environment to
humans is not...
- able to grow C.
ulcerans. This made it the
first do****ented case of
classical diphtheria caused by C.
ulcerans in Germany. C.
ulcerans can also
cause zoonotic...
-
cluster is made up of the
species C. diphtheriae, C. pseudotuberculosis, C.
ulcerans, C. aurimucosum, C. glutami****, and C. efficiens. This
cluster is distinguished...
-
secreted mainly by
Corynebacterium diphtheriae but also by
Corynebacterium ulcerans and
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, the
pathogenic bacterium that causes...
-
opportunistic pathogens called M.
avium complex (MAC).
Other examples are M.
ulcerans, M. xenopi, M. malmoense, M. terrae, M. haemophilum, and M. genavense....
-
genetic similarity between Mycobacterium ulcerans in
humans and possums,
compared to PCR
screening of M.
ulcerans from
trapped Aedes notoscriptus mosquitoes...
-
potential to be zoonotic, but this has yet to be confirmed.
Corynebacterium ulcerans has been
found in some animals,
which would suggest zoonotic potential...
- Source: F.
ulcerans is very
similar to F.
varium and is
commonly extracted from
tropical ulcers. F.
necrogenes is also
closely related to F.
ulcerans and F...
-
Mycolactone A/B (M.
ulcerans from Africa, Malaysia, ****an
Mycolactone C (M.
ulcerans from Australia)
Mycolactone D (M.
ulcerans from China) Mycolactone...
