Lipid Droplets and Mycobacterium leprae Infection

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease and is a major source of morbidity in developing countries. Leprosy is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, which infects as primary target Schwann cells. Lepromatous leprosy exhibits multiple lesions of the skin, eyes, nerves,...

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Main Authors: Ayssar A. Elamin, Matthias Stehr, Mahavir Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathogens
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/361374