Preferred Label : Mycobacterium ulcerans;
NCIt related terms : Mycobacterium buruli;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is acid-fast, catalase, urease and nitrate reduction negative, positive
for acid phosphatase activity, and is resistant to isoniazid, para-aminosalicylic
acid (PAS) and ethambutol, but sensitive to rifampicin and streptomycin. M. ulcerans
is found in the wetlands of tropical and subtropical countries, causes an ulcerative
skin disease known as Buruli ulcer, and there is some evidence that it may be transmitted
through the bites of infected aquatic insects.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium ulcerans.;
Taxon ID : 1809;
Origin ID : C86595;
UMLS CUI : C0317759;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
