Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.

Science 14 June 1974:
Vol. 184. no. 4142, pp. 1191 - 1192
DOI: 10.1126/science.184.4142.1191
Prev | Table of Contents | Next

Articles

Leprosy: Confirmation in the Armadillo

J. Convit 1 and M. E. Pinardi 1

1 Instituto Nacional de Dermatología, Apartado Postal 4043 (Carmelitas), Caracas 101, Venezuela

Bacteria isolated from lesions of lepromatoid leprosy in the armadillo were studied in comparison with Mycobacterium leprae isolated directly from human lepromatous leprosy lesions. Three methods were used to show that the bacteria from the lesions of the armadillo were identical to those of the human lesions: (i) extraction of the bacteria with pyridine and subsequent staining with various techniques, (ii) the competence in clearing bacilli (CCB) test, and (iii) the Mitsuda test.

To Advertise     Find Products

Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)