In Vitro Killing ofMycobacterium ulceransby Acidified Nitrite
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- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 48 (8) , 2871-2875
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.48.8.3130-3132.2004
Abstract
Mycobacterium ulcerans, which causes Buruli ulcer, was exposed to acidified nitrite or to acid alone for 10 or 20 min. Killing was rapid, and viable counts were reduced below detectable limits within 10 min of exposure to 40 mM acidified nitrite.M. ulceransis highly susceptible to acidified nitrite in vitro.Keywords
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