Informative news story from the Doherty Institute on progress against the soft-tissue ulcer-causing bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans which is endemic in the #MorningtonPeninsular and in the #Bellarine, #Victoria

Carried by #possums and with a probable #mosquito vector role, the team at the #Doherty are researching its #biology and the development of candidate #vaccines. Find out more here:

https://www.doherty.edu.au/impact-report-2021/advances-made-in-beating-buruli-ulcer-spread-across-melbourne/

#microbiology #bacteria