Mycobacterium leprae

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Actinobacteria;Actinobacteria;Corynebacteriales;Mycobacteriaceae;Mycobacterium;Mycobacterium leprae

Description: Mycobacterium leprae, also known as Hansen¡¯s bacillus spirilly, mostly found in warm tropical countries, is a bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen's disease). It is an intracellular, pleomorphic, acid-fast, pathogenic bacterium. M. leprae is an aerobic bacillus (rod-shaped) surrounded by the characteristic waxy coating unique to mycobacteria. In size and shape, it closely resembles Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Due to its thick waxy coating, M. leprae stains with a carbol fuchsin rather than with the traditional Gram stain. The culture takes several weeks to mature. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_leprae

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Mycobacterium	Genus	89
Mycobacterium leprae	Species	1

Name: Mycobacterium

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Actinobacteria;Actinobacteria;Corynebacteriales;Mycobacteriaceae;Mycobacterium

Description:
Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria, given its own family, the Mycobacteriaceae. Over 190 species are recognized in this genus. This genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) in humans. The Greek prefix myco- means "fungus," alluding to the way mycobacteria have been observed to grow in a mold-like fashion on the surface of cultures. It is acid fast and cannot be stained by the gram stain procedure.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium

Genome Status
- Complete
Isolation Country
- Brazil
Disease
- Leprosy
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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