Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae for understanding the distribution and transmission of leprosy in endemic provinces of China | Zendy

Santosh Chokkakula | Zendy; Tiejun Shui | Zendy; Haiqin Jiang | Zendy; Jun Yang | Zendy; Li Xiong | Zendy; Jun He | Zendy; Limei Shen | Zendy; Jie Liu | Zendy; De Wang | Zendy; Naveenchandra Suryadevara | Zendy; Balaji Pathakumari | Zendy; Le Wang | Zendy; Yanqing Chen | Zendy; Ying Shi | Zendy; Wenyue Zhang | Zendy; Hao Wang | Zendy; Huan Chen | Zendy; Yanfei Kuang | Zendy; Bin Li | Zendy; Meiwen Yua | Zendy; Liangbin Yan | Zendy; Varalakshmi Vissa | Zendy; Lemuel Shui Lun Tsang | Zendy; Jinlan Li | Zendy; Hongsheng Wang | Zendy

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Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae for understanding the distribution and transmission of leprosy in endemic provinces of China

Author(s) -

Santosh Chokkakula,

Tiejun Shui,

Haiqin Jiang,

Jun Yang,

Li Xiong,

Jun He,

Limei Shen,

Jie Liu,

De Wang,

Naveenchandra Suryadevara,

Balaji Pathakumari,

Le Wang,

Yanqing Chen,

Ying Shi,

Wenyue Zhang,

Hao Wang,

Huan Chen,

Yanfei Kuang,

Bin Li,

Meiwen Yua,

Liangbin Yan,

Varalakshmi Vissa,

Lemuel Shui Lun Tsang,

Jinlan Li,

Hongsheng Wang

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.032

Subject(s) - leprosy , mycobacterium leprae , genotyping , single nucleotide polymorphism , transmission (telecommunications) , snp , biology , tandem repeat , china , genetics , cluster (spacecraft) , allele , genotype , evolutionary biology , geography , immunology , gene , genome , archaeology , computer science , electrical engineering , programming language , engineering

Understanding the nature of Mycobacterium leprae transmission is vital to implement better control strategies for leprosy elimination. The present study expands the knowledge of county-level strain diversity, distribution, and transmission patterns of leprosy in endemic provinces of China.

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