Mycobacterium leprae facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mycobacterium leprae |
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| Microphotograph of Mycobacterium leprae taken from a skin lesion | |
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Actinomycetales
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Corynebacterineae
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| Mycobacterium leprae Hansen, 1874
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Mycobacterium leprae is a bacteria. It causes the disease, leprosy, also known as Hanson's Disease. The bacterium was discovered in 1873 by a Norwegian doctor named Gerhard Armauer Hansen. M. leprae is a gram-positive, aerobic rod surrounded by the characteristic waxy coating unique to Mycobacteria. In size and shape, it closes resembles M. tuberculosis. Due to its thick, waxy coating, stains with carbol-fuchsin are used, rather than with the traditional Gram staining method.
Images for kids
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Microscopic image of M. leprae
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Range of area that Nine-Banded-Armadillos inhabit
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Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), who first discovered M. Leprae in 1873
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See also
In Spanish: Mycobacterium leprae para niños
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