Mycobacterium lepromatosis

Rank: Species

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

Description: Mycobacterium lepromatosis is a bacterium that, along with Mycobacterium leprae, causes leprosy (Hansen's disease). It was only recently discovered, in 2008. Analysis of its 16S rRNA gene confirms that the species is distinct from Mycobacterium leprae.M. lepromatosis is an acid-fast bacillus (AFB) which causes diffuse lepromatous leprosy (DLL). DLL is mainly found in Mexico and the Caribbean. DLL is a severe form of leprosy which manifests through nerve invasion and extensive skin ulcerations due to massive AFB burden in internal organs. M. lepromatosis, like M. leprae, has not been cultured in the laboratory because they both lack genes necessary to grow outside their hosts. These genes are believed to have been lost through reductive evolution. More >> Less >>

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

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Mycobacterium	Genus	89
Mycobacterium lepromatosis	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
- WGS
Isolation Country
- Mexico
Disease
- Leprosy
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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