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M. ulcerans is a descendant of the ubiquitous fast-growing Mycobacterium marinum, which has undergone reductive evolution, gene decay and genome downsizing, probably after horizontal acquisition ...

However, a 3-week microbiological culture was positive for Mycobacterium marinum. In accordance with the patient’s antibiogram, we treated him for several months with clarithromycin, rifabutin ...