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My·co·bac·te·ri·um ul·'ce·ransa bacterial species causing Buruli ulcers in humans; transmissible from soil, usually after an injury, and possibly by an insect vector.Mycobacterium ulcerans A causative agent of infections of the skin and the underlying soft tissues. It is a common cause of illness in tropical and subtropical Africa and South America, where it is responsible for Buruli ulcer. It is thought to be the third most common disease-causing mycobacterium (after M. tuberculosis and M. leprae) in humans. See also: MycobacteriumMycobacterium ulcerans An organism, of the same genus as those causing TUBERCULOSIS and HANSEN'S DISEASE (leprosy), that causes gross and extensive necrotic lesions called Buruli ulcer in affected people in endemic areas, mainly in West Africa. |