Mycobacterium leprae

"Mycobacterium leprae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes LEPROSY in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.

Descriptor ID	D009166
MeSH Number(s)	B03.510.024.049.525.500.502 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.502
Concept/Terms	Mycobacterium leprae Mycobacterium leprae

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mycobacterium leprae".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
Actinomycetales [B03.510.024.049]
Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.024.049.525]
Mycobacterium [B03.510.024.049.525.500]
Mycobacterium leprae [B03.510.024.049.525.500.502]
Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular [B03.510.460.400.410]
Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.460.400.410.552]
Mycobacterium [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552]
Mycobacterium leprae [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.502]

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