00819nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001500067653001900082653001200101653001000113653002500123653001400148100001100162700001300173700001300186700001000199245007800209300000900287490000700296520024800303022001400551       1984                            d  c1984 Mar10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aCentrifugation10aleprosy10aLiver10aMycobacterium leprae10aXenarthra1 aMori T1 aMiyata Y1 aYoneda K1 aIto T00aCollection method for Mycobacterium leprae from infected armadillo liver.  a41-30 v523 a<p>Leprosy bacilli were separated from infected armadillo liver almost free from tissue contaminants by a Percoll gradient centrifugation. The yield of bacilli was 46.7%. This is a very simple and effective method without enzyme treatment.</p>  a0148-916X