Genomic Reduction at TTC Repeats in the Bacterial Genome of Treated Cases of Hansen's Disease: A Possible Survival Mechanism of Mycobacterium leprae
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DOI: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_90_18
Abstract: Introduction: Mycobacterium leprae has a small genome and a tendency of persisting as a very low-grade infection. The authors have shown earlier, that the changes in TTC repeats, in M. leprae genome may contribute to… read more here.
Keywords: treated cases; hansen disease; cases hansen; disease ... See more keywords