Mycobacterium lepromatosis

Mycobacterium lepromatosis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Mycobacteriaceae
Genus:	Mycobacterium
Species:	M. lepromatosis
Binomial name
	Mycobacterium lepromatosis; Han et al. 2008

Mycobacterium lepromatosis is an aerobic, acid-fast bacillus (AFB), and the second known causative agent of Hansen's disease (leprosy). It was discovered in 2008. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene confirms that the species is distinct from Mycobacterium leprae.^[2]

^ "Mycobacterium lepromatosis Han et al. 2008, effective name". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. NCBI:txid480418. Retrieved 16 May 2023. Via Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PMID 32761142 PMC 7408187.
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