title: The use of the name Mycobacterium w for the leprosy immunotherapeutic bacillus creates confusion with M. tuberculosis-W (Beijing strain): a suggestion.
authors.affiliation: Talwar Research Foundation, E-8 Neb Valley, Neb Sarai, New Delhi 110068, India. gptalwar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gursaran Pran
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: Niyaz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051379:Mice; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; C080550:Mycobacterium w vaccine