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Mycobacterium leprae genomes from naturally infected nonhuman primates.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2018

Honap Tanvi P, Pfister Luz-Andrea, Housman Genevieve, Mills Sarah, Tarara Ross P, Suzuki Koichi, Cuozzo Frank P, Sauther Michelle L, Rosenberg Michael S, Stone Anne C

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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 nonhuman primates, but it is not known whether these occurrences are due to incidental infections by human M. leprae...

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PMID: 29381722
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006190
PMCID: PMC5790234

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