"Mycobacterium leprae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes LEPROSY in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.
| Descriptor ID |
D009166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.502 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.502
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium leprae" by people in Profiles.
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Pathogen genomics study of an early medieval community in Germany reveals extensive co-infections. Genome Biol. 2022 12 13; 23(1):250.
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Comparison of target enrichment strategies for ancient pathogen DNA. Biotechniques. 2020 12; 69(6):455-459.
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Ancient genomes reveal a high diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in medieval Europe. PLoS Pathog. 2018 05; 14(5):e1006997.
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Ancient DNA study reveals HLA susceptibility locus for leprosy in medieval Europeans. Nat Commun. 2018 05 01; 9(1):1569.
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Genome-wide comparison of medieval and modern Mycobacterium leprae. Science. 2013 Jul 12; 341(6142):179-83.
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