Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in small mammals in Midwest Brazil
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. In addition to humans, animals such as nine-banded armadillos and red squirrels are species naturally infected. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of M. leprae...
Main Authors: | Beatriz Silva Nogueira, Maerle Oliveira Maia, Ravena Fernanda Braga de Mendonça, Luciano Nakazato, Valéria Dutra |
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Formato: | Artigo |
Idioma: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-09-01
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Colecção: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Acesso em linha: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024001570 |
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