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Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Bacteria | Phylum = Actinobacteria | Class = Actinobacteridae | Order = Actinomycetales | Suborder = Corynebacterineae | Family = Mycobacteriaceae | Genus = Mycobacterium | Species = M. leprae |
NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Mycobacterium leprae |
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization
Epidemiology
Virulence factors
Iron utilization
Macrophage invasion
Schwann cell invasion
Drug resistance
Clinical features
Classification
Type 1
Type 2
Lucio Phenomenon
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Vaccination
Eradication attempts
Immune Response
Protective immunity and susceptibility
Host defense
Bacterial evasion
References
1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.
Created by Gracen Conway, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.