Publications by authors named "Sopa Srisungnam"
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- Approximately 500 new leprosy cases occur annually in Thailand, highlighting the need for strain differentiation to trace infection sources and enhance surveillance.
- Researchers examined variable nucleotide tandem repeats (VNTRs) from 97 skin samples to identify markers that could differentiate M. leprae strains in various regions.
- Findings revealed two main strain groups in Thailand with no clear geographical distribution, while similar VNTR profiles among family members indicated potential common source infections.
A novel Mycobacterium leprae lipoprotein LpK (accession no. ML0603) was identified from the genomic database. The 1,116-bp open reading frame encodes a 371-amino-acid precursor protein with an N-terminal signal sequence and a consensus motif for lipid conjugation.
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