Whole genome comparisons suggest random distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans genotypes in a Buruli ulcer endemic region of Ghana.
Efforts to control the spread of Buruli ulcer--an emerging ulcerative skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans--have been hampered by our poor understanding of reservoirs and transmission.To help address this issue, we compared whole genomes from 18 clinical M.ulcerans isolates from a 30 Batteries - Chargers km2 region within the Asante Akim