Genomic Characterization of Mycobacterium leprae to Explore Transmission Patterns Identifies New Subtype in Bangladesh

Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, is an unculturable bacterium with a considerably reduced genome (3.27 Mb) compared to homologues mycobacteria from the same ancestry. In 2001, the genome of M. leprae was first described and subsequently four genotypes (1–4) and 16 subtypes (A–P)...

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Autores principales: Tió-Coma, Maria, Avanzi, Charlotte, Verhard, Els M., Pierneef, Louise, van Hooij, Anouk, Benjak, Andrej, Roy, Johan Chandra, Khatun, Marufa, Alam, Khorshed, Corstjens, Paul, Cole, Stewart T., Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Geluk, Annemieke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32612587
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01220

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32612587
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01220

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