Eddyani Miriam, Ofori-Adjei David, Teugels Guy, De Weirdt David, Boakye Daniel, Meyers Wayne M, Portaels Françoise
Mycobacteriology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Sep;70(9):5679-81. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.9.5679-5681.2004.
This study reports a potential role that fish may play in the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer). Fish found positive for M. ulcerans DNA all appear to feed on insects or plankton and are believed to concentrate M. ulcerans from this usual food source. These observations provide additional data supporting our previous hypothesis on sources of M. ulcerans and modes of transmission.
本研究报告了鱼类在溃疡分枝杆菌病(布氏溃疡)传播中可能发挥的作用。检测出溃疡分枝杆菌DNA呈阳性的鱼类似乎都以昆虫或浮游生物为食,据信它们从这种常见食物来源中富集了溃疡分枝杆菌。这些观察结果提供了更多数据,支持了我们之前关于溃疡分枝杆菌来源和传播方式的假设。