Aquatic plants stimulate the growth of a biofilm formation by Mycobacterium ulcerants in axenic culture and harbor these bacteria in the environment

Mycobacterium ulcerans is a pathogen that causes Buruli ulcer a necrotic skin disease prevalent throughout Western Africa and studies indicate that aquatic insects could be transmitting this pathogen. Studies conducted show that crude extracts from the green algae added to BACTEC 7H12B culture medium, reduced to half.