The immunology of other mycobacteria: M. ulcerans, M. leprae

by Röltgen, Katharina, Pluschke, Gerd, Spencer, John Stewart, Brennan, Patrick Joseph, Avanzi, Charlotte
Published in Semin Immunopathol (2020)

Insights from the Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium lepraemurium: Massive Gene Decay and Reductive Evolution

by Benjak, Andrej, Honap, Tanvi P., Avanzi, Charlotte, Becerril-Villanueva, Enrique, Estrada-García, Iris, Rojas-Espinosa, Oscar, Stone, Anne C., Cole, Stewart T.
Published in mBio (2017)

Origin and spread of leprosy in Suriname. A historical and biomedical study

by Faber, William R, Sewpersad, Karin, Menke, Henk, Avanzi, Charlotte, Geluk, Annemieke, Verhard, Els M., Tió Coma, Maria, Chan, Mike, Pieters, Toine
Published in Front Trop Dis (2023)

Insight into the evolution and origin of leprosy bacilli from the genome sequence of Mycobacterium lepromatosis

by Singh, Pushpendra, Benjak, Andrej, Schuenemann, Verena J., Herbig, Alexander, Avanzi, Charlotte, Busso, Philippe, Nieselt, Kay, Krause, Johannes, Vera-Cabrera, Lucio, Cole, Stewart T.
Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2015)

Evaluation of Auramine O staining and conventional PCR for leprosy diagnosis: A comparative cross-sectional study from Ethiopia

by Girma, Selfu, Avanzi, Charlotte, Bobosha, Kidist, Desta, Kassu, Idriss, Munir H., Busso, Philippe, Tsegaye, Yohannes, Nigusse, Shimelis, Hailu, Tsegaye, Cole, Stewart T., Aseffa, Abraham
Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2018)

Mycobacterium lepromatosis Infections in Nuevo León, Mexico

by Vera-Cabrera, Lucio, Escalante-Fuentes, Wendy, Ocampo-Garza, Sonia S., Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge, Molina-Torres, Carmen A., Avanzi, Charlotte, Benjak, Andrej, Busso, Philippe, Singh, Pushpendra, Cole, Stewart T.
Published in J Clin Microbiol (2015)

Highly Reduced Genome of the New Species Mycobacterium uberis, the Causative Agent of Nodular Thelitis and Tuberculoid Scrotitis in Livestock and a Close Relative of the Leprosy Ba...

by Benjak, Andrej, Avanzi, Charlotte, Benito, Yvonne, Breysse, Franck, Chartier, Christophe, Boschiroli, Maria-Laura, Fourichon, Christine, Michelet, Lorraine, Pin, Didier, Flandrois, Jean-Pierre, Bruyere, Pierre, Dumitrescu, Oana, Cole, Stewart T., Lina, Gerard
Published in mSphere (2018)

Genomic Characterization of Mycobacterium leprae to Explore Transmission Patterns Identifies New Subtype in Bangladesh

by Tió-Coma, Maria, Avanzi, Charlotte, Verhard, Els M., Pierneef, Louise, van Hooij, Anouk, Benjak, Andrej, Roy, Johan Chandra, Khatun, Marufa, Alam, Khorshed, Corstjens, Paul, Cole, Stewart T., Richardus, Jan Hendrik, Geluk, Annemieke
Published in Front Microbiol (2020)

2000-year-old pathogen genomes reconstructed from metagenomic analysis of Egyptian mummified individuals

by Neukamm, Judith, Pfrengle, Saskia, Molak, Martyna, Seitz, Alexander, Francken, Michael, Eppenberger, Partick, Avanzi, Charlotte, Reiter, Ella, Urban, Christian, Welte, Beatrix, Stockhammer, Philipp W., Teßmann, Barbara, Herbig, Alexander, Harvati, Katerina, Nieselt, Kay, Krause, Johannes, Schuenemann, Verena J.
Published in BMC Biol (2020)

Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos

by da Silva, Moises B., Portela, Juliana M., Li, Wei, Jackson, Mary, Gonzalez-Juarrero, Mercedes, Hidalgo, Andrea Sánchez, Belisle, John T., Bouth, Raquel C., Gobbo, Angélica R., Barreto, Josafá G., Minervino, Antonio H. H., Cole, Stewart T., Avanzi, Charlotte, Busso, Philippe, Frade, Marco A. C., Geluk, Annemieke, Salgado, Claudio G., Spencer, John S.
Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2018)

Emergence of Mycobacterium leprae Rifampin Resistance Evaluated by Whole-Genome Sequencing after 48 Years of Irregular Treatment

by Avanzi, Charlotte, Maia, Raquel Cristina, Benjak, Andrej, Nery, José Augusto, Sales, Anna Maria, Miranda, Alice, Duppre, Nadia Cristina, Nogueira Brum Fontes, Amanda, Pereira da Silva, Tatiana, Olmo Pinheiro, Roberta, Neves-Manta, Fernanda, Moreira, Suelen Justo Maria, Busso, Philippe, Sarno, Euzenir Nunes, Suffys, Phillip Noel, Cole, Stewart Thomas, Moraes, Milton Ozório
Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2020)

British Red Squirrels Remain the Only Known Wild Rodent Host for Leprosy Bacilli

by Schilling, Anna-Katarina, Avanzi, Charlotte, Ulrich, Rainer G., Busso, Philippe, Pisanu, Benoit, Ferrari, Nicola, Romeo, Claudia, Mazzamuto, Maria Vittoria, McLuckie, Joyce, Shuttleworth, Craig M., Del-Pozo, Jorge, Lurz, Peter W. W., Escalante-Fuentes, Wendy G., Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge, Vera-Cabrera, Lucio, Stevenson, Karen, Chapuis, Jean-Louis, Meredith, Anna L., Cole, Stewart T.
Published in Front Vet Sci (2019)

Whole genome sequencing distinguishes between relapse and reinfection in recurrent leprosy cases

by Stefani, Mariane M. A., Avanzi, Charlotte, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Benjak, Andrej, Loiseau, Chloé, Singh, Pushpendra, Pontes, Maria A. A., Gonçalves, Heitor S., Hungria, Emerith M., Busso, Philippe, Piton, Jérémie, Silveira, Maria I. S., Cruz, Rossilene, Schetinni, Antônio, Costa, Maurício B., Virmond, Marcos C. L., Diorio, Suzana M., Dias-Baptista, Ida M. F., Rosa, Patricia S., Matsuoka, Masanori, Penna, Maria L. F., Cole, Stewart T., Penna, Gerson O.
Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2017)

Population Genomics of Mycobacterium leprae Reveals a New Genotype in Madagascar and the Comoros

by Avanzi, Charlotte, Lécorché, Emmanuel, Rakotomalala, Fetra Angelot, Benjak, Andrej, Rapelanoro Rabenja, Fahafahantsoa, Ramarozatovo, Lala S., Cauchoix, Bertrand, Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, Mala, Tió-Coma, Maria, Leal-Calvo, Thyago, Busso, Philippe, Boy-Röttger, Stefanie, Chauffour, Aurélie, Rasamoelina, Tahinamandrato, Andrianarison, Aina, Sendrasoa, Fandresena, Spencer, John S., Singh, Pushpendra, Dashatwar, Digambar Ramchandra, Narang, Rahul, Berland, Jean-Luc, Jarlier, Vincent, Salgado, Claudio G., Moraes, Milton O., Geluk, Annemieke, Randrianantoandro, Andriamira, Cambau, Emmanuelle, Cole, Stewart T.
Published in Front Microbiol (2020)

Ancient genomes reveal a high diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in medieval Europe

by Schuenemann, Verena J., Avanzi, Charlotte, Krause-Kyora, Ben, Seitz, Alexander, Herbig, Alexander, Inskip, Sarah, Bonazzi, Marion, Reiter, Ella, Urban, Christian, Dangvard Pedersen, Dorthe, Taylor, G. Michael, Singh, Pushpendra, Stewart, Graham R., Velemínský, Petr, Likovsky, Jakub, Marcsik, Antónia, Molnár, Erika, Pálfi, György, Mariotti, Valentina, Riga, Alessandro, Belcastro, M. Giovanna, Boldsen, Jesper L., Nebel, Almut, Mays, Simon, Donoghue, Helen D., Zakrzewski, Sonia, Benjak, Andrej, Nieselt, Kay, Cole, Stewart T., Krause, Johannes
Published in PLoS Pathog (2018)

Phylogenomics and antimicrobial resistance of the leprosy bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

by Benjak, Andrej, Avanzi, Charlotte, Singh, Pushpendra, Loiseau, Chloé, Girma, Selfu, Busso, Philippe, Fontes, Amanda N. Brum, Miyamoto, Yuji, Namisato, Masako, Bobosha, Kidist, Salgado, Claudio G., da Silva, Moisés B., Bouth, Raquel C., Frade, Marco A. C., Filho, Fred Bernardes, Barreto, Josafá G., Nery, José A. C., Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Lupien, Andréanne, Al-Samie, Abdul R., Al-Qubati, Yasin, Alkubati, Abdul S., Bretzel, Gisela, Vera-Cabrera, Lucio, Sakho, Fatoumata, Johnson, Christian R., Kodio, Mamoudou, Fomba, Abdoulaye, Sow, Samba O., Gado, Moussa, Konaté, Ousmane, Stefani, Mariane M. A., Penna, Gerson O., Suffys, Philip N., Sarno, Euzenir Nunes, Moraes, Milton O., Rosa, Patricia S., Baptista, Ida M. F. Dias, Spencer, John S., Aseffa, Abraham, Matsuoka, Masanori, Kai, Masanori, Cole, Stewart T.
Published in Nat Commun (2018)