Humans encounter mycobacterial species due to their ubiquity in different environmental
niches. In many individuals, pathogenic mycobacterial species may breach our first-line …

Mycobacterium lepromatosis was identified as a new species and second causal agent of
Hansen's disease (HD, or leprosy) in 2008, 150years after the disease was first attributed to …

Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is a chronic granulomatous infection primarily caused by
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Despite its historical stigma and …

Leprosy was endemic in Europe until the Middle Ages. Using DNA array capture, we have
obtained genome sequences of Mycobacterium leprae from skeletons of five medieval …

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by
Mycobacterium leprae, a microorganism that has a predilection for the skin and nerves. The …

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae. It
primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves and is still endemic in various regions of the …

Mycobacterium lepromatosis is an uncultured human pathogen associated with diffuse
lepromatous leprosy and a reactional state known as Lucio's phenomenon. By using deep …

Leprosy, which has afflicted human populations for millenia, results from infection with
Mycobacterium leprae, an unculturable pathogen with an exceptionally long generation …

Molecular epidemiology investigations are notoriously challenging in the leprosy field
mainly because the inherent characteristics of the disease as well as its yet uncultivated …

Abstract Background Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the vectors of human and animal
trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are distinguished from other …