Use of short tandem repeat sequences to study Mycobacterium leprae in leprosy patients in Malawi and India.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Saroj K Young (लेखक), Jorg M Ponnighaus (लेखक), Suman Jain (लेखक), Sebastian Lucas (लेखक), Sujai Suneetha (लेखक), Diana N J Lockwood (लेखक), Douglas B Young (लेखक), Paul E M Fine (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Inadequate understanding of the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae makes it difficult to predict the impact of leprosy control interventions. Genotypic tests that allow tracking of individual bacterial strains would strengthen epidemiological studies and contribute to our understanding of the dise...