Query: NC_002677:2241065 Mycobacterium leprae TN, complete genome Lineage: Mycobacterium leprae; Mycobacterium; Mycobacteriaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria General Information: This strain (TN) was passaged through an armadillo in Tamil Nadu, India, and is the only strain of this species that has been successfully produced in quantities large enough for sequencing and biochemical analyses as the nine-banded armadillo was used as a surrogate host. Causative agent of human leprosy.
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General Information: Isolation: Water; USA, California, Lake Mono. This organism is a sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from highly alkaline soda lakes. These bacteria have a pH optimum of 10 and are able to oxidize sulfide, thiosulfate and tetrathionate.