First Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from an Aquatic Environment: The End of a 60-Year Search?

Tim Stinear; Paul D. R. Johnson

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000216

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First Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from an Aquatic Environment: The End of a 60-Year Search?

Tim Stinear ,

* E-mail: tim.stinear@med.monash.edu.au

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Paul D. R. Johnson

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia
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First Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from an Aquatic Environment: The End of a 60-Year Search?

Tim Stinear,
Paul D. R. Johnson

Published: March 26, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000216

About the Authors

Tim Stinear

* E-mail: tim.stinear@med.monash.edu.au

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Paul D. R. Johnson

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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