This volume explores the latest techniques used to studyMycobacterium ulcerans, and more specificallyM. ulceransdisease (Buruli ulcer). The chapters in this book are organized into three parts and cover methods for the detection ofM. ulceransand the analysis of host-pathogen interaction; the quantification and characterization of mycolactone, the macrolide toxin ofM. ulcerans; and drug development againstM. ulcerans. Written in the highly successfulMethods in Molecular Biologyseries format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and...