Mycobacterium leprae (English Wikipedia)

Monot M, Honoré N, Garnier T, Araoz R, Coppée JY, Lacroix C, et al. (May 2005). "On the origin of leprosy". Science. 308 (5724): 1040–1042. doi:10.1126/science/1109759. PMID 15894530. S2CID 86109194. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

bioinformation.net

Shanmugam, Anusuya; Natarajan, Jeyakumar (2010). "Computational genome analyses of metabolic enzymes in Mycobacterium leprae for drug target identification". Bioinformation. 4 (9): 392–395. doi:10.6026/97320630004392. PMC 2951640. PMID 20975887. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

cdc.gov

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Serrano-Coll H, Cardona-Castro N (June 2022). "Neuropathic ulcers in leprosy: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment". Journal of Wound Care. 31 (Sup6): S32 – S40. doi:10.12968/jowc.2022.31.Sup6.S32. PMID 35678776. S2CID 249521365.
Singh P, Cole ST (January 2011). "Mycobacterium leprae: genes, pseudogenes and genetic diversity". Future Microbiology. 6 (1): 57–71. doi:10.2217/fmb.10.153. PMC 3076554. PMID 21162636.
Sharma R, Singh P, Pena M, Subramanian R, Chouljenko V, Kim J, et al. (August 2018). "Differential growth of Mycobacterium leprae strains (SNP genotypes) in armadillos". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 62: 20–26. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2018.04.017. PMID 29665434. S2CID 4953934.
Leal-Calvo T, Martins BL, Bertoluci DF, Rosa PS, de Camargo RM, Germano GV, Brito de Souza VN, Pereira Latini AC, Moraes MO (2021). "Large-Scale Gene Expression Signatures Reveal a Microbicidal Pattern of Activation in Mycobacterium leprae-Infected Monocyte-Derived Macrophages With Low Multiplicity of Infection". Frontiers in Immunology. 12: 647832. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.647832. PMC 8085500. PMID 33936067.
Kalagarla S, Alluri R, Saka S, Godha V, Undavalli N, Kolalapudi SA (May 2022). "Efficacy of fluorescent microscopy versus modified Fite-Faraco stain in skin biopsy specimens of leprosy cases - a comparative study". International Journal of Dermatology. 61 (5): 595–599. doi:10.1111/ijd.16046. PMID 35061916. S2CID 246165881.
Froes LA, Sotto MN, Trindade MA (2022). "Leprosy: clinical and immunopathological characteristics". Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 97 (3): 338–347. doi:10.1016/j.abd.2021.08.006. PMC 9133310. PMID 35379512.
Shinnick TM (2006). "Mycobacterium leprae". In Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer KH, Stackebrandt E (eds.). The Prokaryotes. Springer. pp. 934–44. doi:10.1007/0-387-30743-5_35. ISBN 978-0-387-25493-7. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
Adams LB (May 2021). "Susceptibility and resistance in leprosy: Studies in the mouse model". Immunological Reviews. 301 (1): 157–174. doi:10.1111/imr.12960. PMC 8252540. PMID 33660297.
Gillis TP (2015). "Mycobacterium leprae". Molecular Medical Microbiology (Second Edition): 1655–1668. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-397169-2.00093-7. ISBN 9780123971692.
Sharma R, Singh P, Loughry WJ, Lockhart JM, Inman WB, Duthie MS, et al. (December 2015). "Zoonotic Leprosy in the Southeastern United States". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 21 (12): 2127–2134. doi:10.3201/eid2112.150501. PMC 4672434. PMID 26583204.
Borah K, Girardi KD, Mendum TA, Lery LM, Beste DJ, Lara FA, et al. (December 2019). Boyle JP (ed.). "Intracellular Mycobacterium leprae Utilizes Host Glucose as a Carbon Source in Schwann Cells". mBio. 10 (6). doi:10.1128/mBio.02351-19. PMC 6918074. PMID 31848273.
Borah K, Kearney JL, Banerjee R, Vats P, Wu H, Dahale S, et al. (July 2020). Borlee BR (ed.). "GSMN-ML- a genome scale metabolic network reconstruction of the obligate human pathogen Mycobacterium leprae". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14 (7): e0007871. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007871. PMC 7365477. PMID 32628669.
Cole ST, Eiglmeier K, Parkhill J, James KD, Thomson NR, Wheeler PR, et al. (February 2001). "Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus". Nature. 409 (6823): 1007–1011. Bibcode:2001Natur.409.1007C. doi:10.1038/35059006. PMID 11234002. S2CID 4307207.
Cole ST, Eiglmeier K, Parkhill J, James KD, Thomson NR, Wheeler PR, et al. (February 2001). "Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus". Nature. 409 (6823): 1007–1011. Bibcode:2001Natur.409.1007C. doi:10.1038/35059006. PMID 11234002. S2CID 4307207.
Narayanan S, Deshpande U (June 2013). "Whole-Genome Sequences of Four Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Tamil Nadu, South India". Genome Announcements. 1 (3): e00186–13. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00186-13. PMC 3707582. PMID 23788533.
Cole ST, Brosch R, Parkhill J, Garnier T, Churcher C, Harris D, et al. (June 1998). "Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence". Nature. 393 (6685): 537–544. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..537C. doi:10.1038/31159. PMID 9634230.
Chavarro-Portillo B, Soto CY, Guerrero MI (September 2019). "Mycobacterium leprae's evolution and environmental adaptation". Acta Tropica. 197: 105041. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105041. PMID 31152726. S2CID 173188912.
Chavarro-Portillo B, Soto CY, Guerrero MI (September 2019). "Mycobacterium leprae's evolution and environmental adaptation". Acta Tropica. 197: 105041. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105041. PMID 31152726. S2CID 173188912.
Vissa VD, Brennan PJ (August 3, 2001). "The genome of Mycobacterium leprae: a minimal mycobacterial gene set". Genome Biology. 2 (8): REVIEWS1023. doi:10.1186/gb-2001-2-8-reviews1023. PMC 138955. PMID 11532219.
Nakamura K, Akama T, Bang PD, Sekimura S, Tanigawa K, Wu H, et al. (September 2009). "Detection of RNA expression from pseudogenes and non-coding genomic regions of Mycobacterium leprae". Microbial Pathogenesis. 47 (3): 183–187. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2009.06.006. PMID 19555754.
Shanmugam, Anusuya; Natarajan, Jeyakumar (March 31, 2010). "Computational genome analyses of metabolic enzymes in Mycobacterium leprae for drug target identification". Bioinformation. 4 (9): 392–395. doi:10.6026/97320630004392. ISSN 0973-2063. PMC 2951640. PMID 20975887.
Reibel F, Chauffour A, Brossier F, Jarlier V, Cambau E, Aubry A (2015). "New Insights into the Geographic Distribution of Mycobacterium leprae SNP Genotypes Determined for Isolates from Leprosy Cases Diagnosed in Metropolitan France and French Territories". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9 (10): e0004141. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004141. PMC 4595418. PMID 26441080.
Hambridge T, Nanjan Chandran SL, Geluk A, Saunderson P, Richardus JH (May 2021). "Mycobacterium leprae transmission characteristics during the declining stages of leprosy incidence: A systematic review". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15 (5): e0009436. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009436. PMC 8186771. PMID 34038422.
Smith WC, van Brakel W, Gillis T, Saunderson P, Richardus JH (April 2015). "The missing millions: a threat to the elimination of leprosy". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9 (4): e0003658. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003658. PMC 4408099. PMID 25905706.
Tió-Coma M, Wijnands T, Pierneef L, Schilling AK, Alam K, Roy JC, Faber WR, Menke H, Pieters T, Stevenson K, Richardus JH, Geluk A (February 2019). "Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA in soil: multiple needles in the haystack". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 3165. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.3165T. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39746-6. PMC 6395756. PMID 30816338.
Sharma R, Singh P, Loughry WJ, Lockhart JM, Inman WB, Duthie MS, Pena MT, Marcos LA, Scollard DM, Cole ST, Truman RW (December 2015). "Zoonotic Leprosy in the Southeastern United States". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 21 (12): 2127–34. doi:10.3201/eid2112.150501. PMC 4672434. PMID 26583204.
da Silva MB, Portela JM, Li W, Jackson M, Gonzalez-Juarrero M, Hidalgo AS, Belisle JT, Bouth RC, Gobbo AR, Barreto JG, Minervino AH, Cole ST, Avanzi C, Busso P, Frade MA, Geluk A, Salgado CG, Spencer JS (June 2018). "Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12 (6): e0006532. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006532. PMC 6023134. PMID 29953440.
Singh P, Benjak A, Schuenemann VJ, Herbig A, Avanzi C, Busso P, et al. (April 2015). "Insight into the evolution and origin of leprosy bacilli from the genome sequence of Mycobacterium lepromatosis". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112 (14): 4459–4464. Bibcode:2015PNAS..112.4459S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421504112. PMC 4394283. PMID 25831531.
Schuenemann VJ, Singh P, Mendum TA, Krause-Kyora B, Jäger G, Bos KI, et al. (July 2013). "Genome-wide comparison of medieval and modern Mycobacterium leprae". Science. 341 (6142): 179–183. Bibcode:2013Sci...341..179S. doi:10.1126/science.1238286. PMID 23765279. S2CID 22760148.
Monot M, Honoré N, Garnier T, Araoz R, Coppée JY, Lacroix C, et al. (May 2005). "On the origin of leprosy". Science. 308 (5724): 1040–1042. doi:10.1126/science/1109759. PMID 15894530. S2CID 86109194. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
Hess S, Rambukkana A (July 2019). Cossart P, Roy CR, Sansonetti P (eds.). "Cell Biology of Intracellular Adaptation of Mycobacterium leprae in the Peripheral Nervous System". Microbiology Spectrum. 7 (4): 7.4.13. doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.BAI-0020-2019. PMC 6700727. PMID 31322104.
Frade MA, Coltro PS, Filho FB, Horácio GS, Neto AA, da Silva VZ, et al. (2022). "Lucio's phenomenon: A systematic literature review of definition, clinical features, histopathogenesis and management". Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 88 (4): 464–477. doi:10.25259/IJDVL_909_19. PMID 34672479. S2CID 239051859.
Cabral N, de Figueiredo V, Gandini M, de Souza CF, Medeiros RA, Lery LM, Lara FA, de Macedo CS, Pessolani MC, Pereira GM (2022). "Modulation of the Response to Mycobacterium leprae and Pathogenesis of Leprosy". Frontiers in Microbiology. 13: 918009. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.918009. PMC 9201476. PMID 35722339.
Oliveira IV, Deps PD, Antunes JM (September 2019). "Armadillos and leprosy: from infection to biological model". Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo. 61: e44. doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201961044. PMC 6746198. PMID 31531622.
Biegas KJ, Swarts BM (December 2021). "Chemical probes for tagging mycobacterial lipids". Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 65: 57–65. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.05.009. PMID 34216933.
Duthie MS, Gillis TP, Reed SG (November 2011). "Advances and hurdles on the way toward a leprosy vaccine". Human Vaccines. 7 (11): 1172–1183. doi:10.4161/hv.7.11.16848. PMC 3323495. PMID 22048122.
Shanmugam, Anusuya; Natarajan, Jeyakumar (2010). "Computational genome analyses of metabolic enzymes in Mycobacterium leprae for drug target identification". Bioinformation. 4 (9): 392–395. doi:10.6026/97320630004392. PMC 2951640. PMID 20975887. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
Li X, Li G, Yang J, Jin G, Shao Y, Li Y, Wei P, Zhang L (October 2022). "Drug Resistance (Dapsone, Rifampicin, Ofloxacin) and Resistance-Related Gene Mutation Features in Leprosy Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23 (20): 12443. doi:10.3390/ijms232012443. PMC 9604410. PMID 36293307.
Machado D, Lecorche E, Mougari F, Cambau E, Viveiros M (2018). "Insights on Mycobacterium leprae Efflux Pumps and Their Implications in Drug Resistance and Virulence". Frontiers in Microbiology. 9: 3072. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03072. PMC 6300501. PMID 30619157.

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Cole ST, Eiglmeier K, Parkhill J, James KD, Thomson NR, Wheeler PR, et al. (February 2001). "Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus". Nature. 409 (6823): 1007–1011. Bibcode:2001Natur.409.1007C. doi:10.1038/35059006. PMID 11234002. S2CID 4307207.
Cole ST, Eiglmeier K, Parkhill J, James KD, Thomson NR, Wheeler PR, et al. (February 2001). "Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus". Nature. 409 (6823): 1007–1011. Bibcode:2001Natur.409.1007C. doi:10.1038/35059006. PMID 11234002. S2CID 4307207.
Cole ST, Brosch R, Parkhill J, Garnier T, Churcher C, Harris D, et al. (June 1998). "Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence". Nature. 393 (6685): 537–544. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..537C. doi:10.1038/31159. PMID 9634230.
Tió-Coma M, Wijnands T, Pierneef L, Schilling AK, Alam K, Roy JC, Faber WR, Menke H, Pieters T, Stevenson K, Richardus JH, Geluk A (February 2019). "Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA in soil: multiple needles in the haystack". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 3165. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.3165T. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39746-6. PMC 6395756. PMID 30816338.
Singh P, Benjak A, Schuenemann VJ, Herbig A, Avanzi C, Busso P, et al. (April 2015). "Insight into the evolution and origin of leprosy bacilli from the genome sequence of Mycobacterium lepromatosis". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112 (14): 4459–4464. Bibcode:2015PNAS..112.4459S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421504112. PMC 4394283. PMID 25831531.
Schuenemann VJ, Singh P, Mendum TA, Krause-Kyora B, Jäger G, Bos KI, et al. (July 2013). "Genome-wide comparison of medieval and modern Mycobacterium leprae". Science. 341 (6142): 179–183. Bibcode:2013Sci...341..179S. doi:10.1126/science.1238286. PMID 23765279. S2CID 22760148.

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Sharma R, Singh P, Pena M, Subramanian R, Chouljenko V, Kim J, et al. (August 2018). "Differential growth of Mycobacterium leprae strains (SNP genotypes) in armadillos". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 62: 20–26. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2018.04.017. PMID 29665434. S2CID 4953934.
Leal-Calvo T, Martins BL, Bertoluci DF, Rosa PS, de Camargo RM, Germano GV, Brito de Souza VN, Pereira Latini AC, Moraes MO (2021). "Large-Scale Gene Expression Signatures Reveal a Microbicidal Pattern of Activation in Mycobacterium leprae-Infected Monocyte-Derived Macrophages With Low Multiplicity of Infection". Frontiers in Immunology. 12: 647832. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.647832. PMC 8085500. PMID 33936067.
Kalagarla S, Alluri R, Saka S, Godha V, Undavalli N, Kolalapudi SA (May 2022). "Efficacy of fluorescent microscopy versus modified Fite-Faraco stain in skin biopsy specimens of leprosy cases - a comparative study". International Journal of Dermatology. 61 (5): 595–599. doi:10.1111/ijd.16046. PMID 35061916. S2CID 246165881.
Froes LA, Sotto MN, Trindade MA (2022). "Leprosy: clinical and immunopathological characteristics". Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 97 (3): 338–347. doi:10.1016/j.abd.2021.08.006. PMC 9133310. PMID 35379512.
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Borah K, Girardi KD, Mendum TA, Lery LM, Beste DJ, Lara FA, et al. (December 2019). Boyle JP (ed.). "Intracellular Mycobacterium leprae Utilizes Host Glucose as a Carbon Source in Schwann Cells". mBio. 10 (6). doi:10.1128/mBio.02351-19. PMC 6918074. PMID 31848273.
Borah K, Kearney JL, Banerjee R, Vats P, Wu H, Dahale S, et al. (July 2020). Borlee BR (ed.). "GSMN-ML- a genome scale metabolic network reconstruction of the obligate human pathogen Mycobacterium leprae". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14 (7): e0007871. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007871. PMC 7365477. PMID 32628669.
Cole ST, Eiglmeier K, Parkhill J, James KD, Thomson NR, Wheeler PR, et al. (February 2001). "Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus". Nature. 409 (6823): 1007–1011. Bibcode:2001Natur.409.1007C. doi:10.1038/35059006. PMID 11234002. S2CID 4307207.
Cole ST, Eiglmeier K, Parkhill J, James KD, Thomson NR, Wheeler PR, et al. (February 2001). "Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus". Nature. 409 (6823): 1007–1011. Bibcode:2001Natur.409.1007C. doi:10.1038/35059006. PMID 11234002. S2CID 4307207.
Narayanan S, Deshpande U (June 2013). "Whole-Genome Sequences of Four Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Tamil Nadu, South India". Genome Announcements. 1 (3): e00186–13. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00186-13. PMC 3707582. PMID 23788533.
Cole ST, Brosch R, Parkhill J, Garnier T, Churcher C, Harris D, et al. (June 1998). "Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence". Nature. 393 (6685): 537–544. Bibcode:1998Natur.393..537C. doi:10.1038/31159. PMID 9634230.
Chavarro-Portillo B, Soto CY, Guerrero MI (September 2019). "Mycobacterium leprae's evolution and environmental adaptation". Acta Tropica. 197: 105041. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105041. PMID 31152726. S2CID 173188912.
Chavarro-Portillo B, Soto CY, Guerrero MI (September 2019). "Mycobacterium leprae's evolution and environmental adaptation". Acta Tropica. 197: 105041. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105041. PMID 31152726. S2CID 173188912.
Vissa VD, Brennan PJ (August 3, 2001). "The genome of Mycobacterium leprae: a minimal mycobacterial gene set". Genome Biology. 2 (8): REVIEWS1023. doi:10.1186/gb-2001-2-8-reviews1023. PMC 138955. PMID 11532219.
Nakamura K, Akama T, Bang PD, Sekimura S, Tanigawa K, Wu H, et al. (September 2009). "Detection of RNA expression from pseudogenes and non-coding genomic regions of Mycobacterium leprae". Microbial Pathogenesis. 47 (3): 183–187. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2009.06.006. PMID 19555754.
Shanmugam, Anusuya; Natarajan, Jeyakumar (March 31, 2010). "Computational genome analyses of metabolic enzymes in Mycobacterium leprae for drug target identification". Bioinformation. 4 (9): 392–395. doi:10.6026/97320630004392. ISSN 0973-2063. PMC 2951640. PMID 20975887.
Reibel F, Chauffour A, Brossier F, Jarlier V, Cambau E, Aubry A (2015). "New Insights into the Geographic Distribution of Mycobacterium leprae SNP Genotypes Determined for Isolates from Leprosy Cases Diagnosed in Metropolitan France and French Territories". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9 (10): e0004141. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004141. PMC 4595418. PMID 26441080.
Hambridge T, Nanjan Chandran SL, Geluk A, Saunderson P, Richardus JH (May 2021). "Mycobacterium leprae transmission characteristics during the declining stages of leprosy incidence: A systematic review". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15 (5): e0009436. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009436. PMC 8186771. PMID 34038422.
Smith WC, van Brakel W, Gillis T, Saunderson P, Richardus JH (April 2015). "The missing millions: a threat to the elimination of leprosy". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9 (4): e0003658. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003658. PMC 4408099. PMID 25905706.
Tió-Coma M, Wijnands T, Pierneef L, Schilling AK, Alam K, Roy JC, Faber WR, Menke H, Pieters T, Stevenson K, Richardus JH, Geluk A (February 2019). "Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA in soil: multiple needles in the haystack". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 3165. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.3165T. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39746-6. PMC 6395756. PMID 30816338.
Sharma R, Singh P, Loughry WJ, Lockhart JM, Inman WB, Duthie MS, Pena MT, Marcos LA, Scollard DM, Cole ST, Truman RW (December 2015). "Zoonotic Leprosy in the Southeastern United States". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 21 (12): 2127–34. doi:10.3201/eid2112.150501. PMC 4672434. PMID 26583204.
da Silva MB, Portela JM, Li W, Jackson M, Gonzalez-Juarrero M, Hidalgo AS, Belisle JT, Bouth RC, Gobbo AR, Barreto JG, Minervino AH, Cole ST, Avanzi C, Busso P, Frade MA, Geluk A, Salgado CG, Spencer JS (June 2018). "Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12 (6): e0006532. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006532. PMC 6023134. PMID 29953440.
Singh P, Benjak A, Schuenemann VJ, Herbig A, Avanzi C, Busso P, et al. (April 2015). "Insight into the evolution and origin of leprosy bacilli from the genome sequence of Mycobacterium lepromatosis". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112 (14): 4459–4464. Bibcode:2015PNAS..112.4459S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421504112. PMC 4394283. PMID 25831531.
Schuenemann VJ, Singh P, Mendum TA, Krause-Kyora B, Jäger G, Bos KI, et al. (July 2013). "Genome-wide comparison of medieval and modern Mycobacterium leprae". Science. 341 (6142): 179–183. Bibcode:2013Sci...341..179S. doi:10.1126/science.1238286. PMID 23765279. S2CID 22760148.
Monot M, Honoré N, Garnier T, Araoz R, Coppée JY, Lacroix C, et al. (May 2005). "On the origin of leprosy". Science. 308 (5724): 1040–1042. doi:10.1126/science/1109759. PMID 15894530. S2CID 86109194. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
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