Open AccessThe Repetitive Element RLEP Is a Highly Specific Target for Detection of Mycobacterium leprae
Author(s) -
Sofie Marijke Braet,
Koen Vandelannoote,
Conor J. Meehan,
Amanda Nogueira Brum Fontes,
Epco Hasker,
Patrícia Sammarco Rosa,
Norma LucenaSilva,
Leen Rigouts,
Philip Noël Suffys,
Bouke C. de Jong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01924-17
Subject(s) - mycobacterium leprae , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium , dna transposable elements , biology , leprosy , virology , bacteria , computational biology , immunology , genetics , transposable element , gene , genome
Leprosy, caused by (), is a mutilating and highly stigmatized disease that still affects hundreds of thousands of new patients annually.….
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