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Mycobacterium leprae Infection in Ticks and Tick-Derived Cells

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Leprosy is a zoonosis in the southern United States involving humans and wild armadillos. The majority of patients presenting with zoonotic strains of Mycobacterium leprae note extensive outdoor activity but only rarely report any history of direct ...
Natthida Tongluan, Natthida Tongluan, Layne T. Shelton, J. Hunter Collins, Patrick Ingraffia, Gregory McCormick, Maria Pena, Rahul Sharma, Ramanuj Lahiri, Linda B. Adams, Richard W. Truman, Kevin R. Macaluso, Kevin R. Macaluso   +12 more
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In silico analysis of V48A dihydropteroate synthase mutation to dapsone on Mycobacterium leprae from Papua

Health Science Journal of Indonesia, 2020
Latar belakang: Lepra merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium leprae. Resistensi obat merupakan salah satu tantangan dalam pemberantasan kusta khususnya di Papua.
Yustinus Maladan, Hana Krismawati, Hotma Martogi Laurensia Hutapea, Antonius Oktavian   +3 more
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Desafios na era pós genômica para o desenvolvimento de testes laboratoriais para o diagnóstico da hanseníase Challenges in the post genomic era for the development of tests for leprosy diagnosis

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
O diagnóstico da hanseníase se baseia em manifestações clínicas e não existe teste laboratorial para diagnosticar casos assintomáticos ou para prever progressão da doença entre indivíduos expostos.
Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani
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Genomic Characterization of Mycobacterium leprae to Explore Transmission Patterns Identifies New Subtype in Bangladesh

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, is an unculturable bacterium with a considerably reduced genome (3.27 Mb) compared to homologues mycobacteria from the same ancestry. In 2001, the genome of M.
M. Tió-Coma, C. Avanzi, E. Verhard, Louise Pierneef, Anouk van Hooij, A. Benjak, J. C. Roy, M. Khatun, K. Alam, P. Corstjens, S. Cole, J. Richardus, A. Geluk   +12 more
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Validation of qPCR Methods for the Detection of Mycobacterium in New World Animal Reservoirs. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Zoonotic pathogens that cause leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) and tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, MTBC) continue to impact modern human populations.
Genevieve Housman, Joanna Malukiewicz, Vanner Boere, Adriana D Grativol, Luiz Cezar M Pereira, Ita de Oliveira Silva, Carlos R Ruiz-Miranda, Richard Truman, Anne C Stone   +8 more
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Myelin breakdown favours Mycobacterium leprae survival in Schwann cells

Cellular Microbiology, 2020
Leprosy neuropathy is a chronic degenerative infectious disorder of the peripheral nerve caused by the intracellular obligate pathogen Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae).
B. S. Mietto, Beatriz Junqueira de Souza, M. C. Pessolani, F. Lara, E. Sarno   +4 more
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The Findings of Mycobacterium Leprae DNA Existence in the Air as an Indication of Leprosy Transmission from Respiratory System

Jurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan, 2018
There are transmisions source in Infectious Leprosy Hospital Kediri from leprosy patients that can contaminate air with leprosy bacillus. There are also the risk groups, such as medical and non-medical staff, and visitors who contact with the environment.
Qotrunada Alam Cendaki
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Mycobacterium uberis Infection in the Subcutaneous Tissue of the Radius/Ulna Area of a Cow

Microorganisms, 2020
Mycobacterium uberis (M. uberis) is a recently described non-tuberculous mycobacterium phylogenetically close to Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) and Mycobacterium lepromatosis (M. lepromatosis).
Lorraine Michelet, Maria Laura Boschiroli   +1 more
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Alteración de la inminidad mediada por células frente a Mycobacterium leprae y mycobacterium marinum en pacientes hansenianos

Hansenologia Internationalis, 1983
Se estudió la inmunidad mediada por células (IMC) frente a derivados proteicos purificados de Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Myco- bacterium avium y Mycobacterium marinum.
Enrique L. FLIESS, Maria C. ORTIZ, Juan CORN   +2 more
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Reductive Power Generated by Mycobacterium leprae Through Cholesterol Oxidation Contributes to Lipid and ATP Synthesis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Upon infection, Mycobacterium leprae, an obligate intracellular bacillus, induces accumulation of cholesterol-enriched lipid droplets (LDs) in Schwann cells (SCs). LDs are promptly recruited to M.
Thabatta L. S. A. Rosa, Maria Angela M. Marques, Zachary DeBoard, Kelly Hutchins, Carlos Adriano A. Silva, Christine R. Montague, Tianao Yuan, Julio J. Amaral, Georgia C. Atella, Patrícia S. Rosa, Katherine A. Mattos, Brian C. VanderVen, Ramanuj Lahiri, Nicole S. Sampson, Patrick J. Brennan, John T. Belisle, Maria Cristina V. Pessolani, Marcia Berrêdo-Pinho   +17 more
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