Mycobacterium leprae genomes from naturally infected nonhuman primates.

• Main Authors: Tanvi P Honap (Author), Luz-Andrea Pfister (Author), Genevieve Housman (Author), Sarah Mills (Author), Ross P Tarara (Author), Koichi Suzuki (Author), Frank P Cuozzo (Author), Michelle L Sauther (Author), Michael S Rosenberg (Author), Anne C Stone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leprosy is caused by the bacterial pathogens Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Apart from humans, animals such as nine-banded armadillos in the Americas and red squirrels in the British Isles are naturally infected with M. leprae. Natural leprosy has also been reported in certain...