00932nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002400059653002000083653001100103653001200114653002500126653002800151100001600179700001200195245007300207300001100280490000600291520040300297022001400700       1984                            d  c1984 Oct-Dec10aAntigens, Bacterial10aCorynebacterium10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aPropionibacterium acnes1 aBarksdale L1 aKim K S00aPropionibacterium, Corynebacterium, Mycobacterium and Lepra bacilli.  a153-740 v23 a<p>Evidence is presented which suggests that certain key markers of lepra bacilli reside collectively in Proprionibacterium acnes, Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum and Mycobacterium leprae. The unrestricted replication of Mycobacterium leprae depends most probably upon the presence of an immune-deficiency-inducing viral agent or possibly on the combined effects of the organisms considered.</p>  a0001-5938