Mycobacterium leprae -- Leprosy

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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: "M. leprae"

Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence factors

Clinical features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Immune Response

Host Response

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.