Collection method for Mycobacterium leprae from infected armadillo liver.
Leprosy bacilli were separated from infected armadillo liver almost free from tissue contaminants by a Percoll gradient centrifugation. The yield of bacilli was 46.7%. This is a very simple and effective method without enzyme treatment.
D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000382:microbiology*; D002498:Centrifugation / Q000662:veterinary*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000382:microbiology*