Presence of Mycobacterium leprae genotype 4 in environmental waters in Northeast Brazil

Presence of Mycobacterium leprae genotype 4 in environmental waters in Northeast Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study quantified Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in environmental water samples from five municipalities in the State of Ceará by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and compared the identified genotypes with those obtained from leprosy patient biopsies. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Maísa Viana de Holanda, Livia Erika Carlos Marques, Maria Luisa Bezerra de Macedo, Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes, José Antonio Beltrão Sabadia, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr, Rosa Lívia Freitas Almeida, Cristiane Cunha Frota
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Mycobacterium leprae
Leprosy
Real-time polymerase chain reaction
Water
Biopsy
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