01106nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653002300071653002000094653000900114653001200123653000900135653001800144653002400162653002500186653001600211100001400227700001400241700001600255245011900271300001100390490000700401050003200408520036200440022001400802       1985                            d  c1985 Apr-Jun10aAnimals10aBacterial Vaccines10aCross Reactions10aFoot10aleprosy10aMice10aMycobacterium10aMycobacterium bovis10aMycobacterium leprae10aVaccination1 aSingh N B1 aGupta H P1 aDesikan K V00aImmunological potential of a cultivable mycobacterial strain M. habana against leprosy bacillus in mouse foot pad.  a278-810 v57  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A strain of a typical mycobacteria M. habana originally afforded protection against M. tuberculosis challenge in mice, was tested for its immunological potential against leprosy bacillus in the mouse foot pad. The vaccine strain M. habana has arrested the growth of M. leprae into the mouse foot pad better than BCG (Phipps) and unvaccinated control.</p>  a0254-9395