Loading publication...

Noodle always counts identifier-free feature events for service operation. With your permission, Google Analytics can also estimate audience and engagement. Search text, publication identifiers, cookies, IP addresses and browser fingerprints are never included in Noodle's first-party event counters.

Privacy details

Article

Evolutionary history of <i>Mycobacterium leprae</i> in the Pacific Islands

4 Oct 2020

Abstract excerpt

As one of the oldest known human diseases, leprosy or Hansen's disease remains a public health concern around the world with over 200 000 new cases in 2018. Most human leprosy cases are caused by Mycobacterium leprae , but a small number of cases are now known to be caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis , a sister taxon of M. leprae . The global pattern of genomic variation in M. leprae is not well defined....

Read the complete abstract on PubMed

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

Share to Leprosy Research and Treatment
Share to Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
Share to Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Methodology Data sources Editorial policy Privacy About Contact Helena Bioinformatics

Source

Identifiers

PMID: 33012236
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0582

Provenance

PubMed metadata and Literature Corpus relationships. Corpus snapshot updated 2 Sept 2026.

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Research trail→

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest

Evolutionary history of <i>Mycobacterium leprae</i> in the Pacific IslandsPMID 33012236Read ↗

On the origin of leprosy.Semantic proximity Read ↗

Pre-European contact leprosy in the Americas and its current persistenceSemantic proximity Read ↗

Comparative genomic and phylogeographic analysis of Mycobacterium leprae.Semantic proximity Read ↗

4000-year-old Mycobacterium lepromatosis genomes from Chile reveal long-establishment of Hansen’s Disease in the AmericasSemantic proximity Read ↗

Population structure, biogeography and transmissibility of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>Semantic proximity Read ↗

Genomics of Ancient Pathogens: First Advances and ProspectsSemantic proximity Read ↗

Mycobacterium leprae diversity and population dynamics in medieval Europe from novel ancient genomesSemantic proximity Read ↗

Mycobacterium leprae genomes from a British medieval leprosy hospital: towards understanding an ancient epidemic.Semantic proximity Read ↗

Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus Mycobacterium lepraeSemantic proximity Read ↗

Ancient genomes reveal a high diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in medieval Europe.Semantic proximity Read ↗

Molecular analysis of a leprosy immunotherapeutic bacillus provides insights into Mycobacterium evolution.Semantic proximity Read ↗

Phylogenomics of <i>Mycobacterium africanum</i> reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary historySemantic proximity Read ↗

⌁Select a neighboring publication to make it the new centre.