TY - JOUR KW - Antigens, Bacterial KW - Corynebacterium KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Mycobacterium leprae KW - Propionibacterium acnes AU - Barksdale L AU - Kim K S AB -
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.
BT - Acta leprologica C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6398580?dopt=Abstract DA - 1984 Oct-Dec IS - 2-4 J2 - Acta Leprol LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 1984 SP - 153 EP - 74 T2 - Acta leprologica TI - Propionibacterium, Corynebacterium, Mycobacterium and Lepra bacilli. VL - 2 SN - 0001-5938 ER -