Population Genomics of Mycobacterium leprae Reveals a New Genotype in Madagascar and the Comoros

Population Genomics of Mycobacterium leprae Reveals a New Genotype in Madagascar and the Comoros

Human settlement of Madagascar traces back to the beginning of the first millennium with the arrival of Austronesians from Southeast Asia, followed by migrations from Africa and the Middle East. Remains of these different cultural, genetic, and linguistic legacies are still present in Madagascar and...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Avanzi, Emmanuel Lécorché, Fetra Angelot Rakotomalala, Andrej Benjak, Fahafahantsoa Rapelanoro Rabenja, Lala S. Ramarozatovo, Bertrand Cauchoix, Mala Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, Maria Tió-Coma, Thyago Leal-Calvo, Philippe Busso, Stefanie Boy-Röttger, Aurélie Chauffour, Tahinamandrato Rasamoelina, Aina Andrianarison, Fandresena Sendrasoa, John S. Spencer, Pushpendra Singh, Digambar Ramchandra Dashatwar, Rahul Narang, Jean-Luc Berland, Vincent Jarlier, Claudio G. Salgado, Milton O. Moraes, Annemieke Geluk, Andriamira Randrianantoandro, Emmanuelle Cambau, Stewart T. Cole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
leprosy
Mycobacterium leprae
Madagascar
Comoros
genomics
phylogeography
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00711/full

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