Pathogenicity and virulence of Mycobacterium leprae

Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) and M. lepromatosis, an obligate intracellular organism, and over 200,000 new cases occur every year. M. leprae parasitizes histiocytes (skin macrophages) and Schwann cells in the peripheral nerves. Although leprosy can be treated by multidrug th...

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Autores principales: Sugawara-Mikami, Mariko, Tanigawa, Kazunari, Kawashima, Akira, Kiriya, Mitsuo, Nakamura, Yasuhiro, Fujiwara, Yoko, Suzuki, Koichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36326715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2022.2141987

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36326715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2022.2141987

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