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Integrons are genetic systems that drive bacterial adaptation by acquiring, expressing, and shuffling gene cassettes. While mobile integrons are well known for spreading antibiotic resistance genes, t...

Leprosy affected indigenous peoples across the Americas long before the first Europeans arrived. New genetic research reveals that leprosy was present millennia before Christopher Columbus crossed...

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Standards, Precautions, and Advances in Ancient Metagenomics

Leprosy, primarily caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is considered a disease introduced into the Americas during European colonization. However, the recent discovery of a second pathogen causing leprosy...

Leprosy existed in America long before the arrival of Europeans: a new study reveals the history of a neglected pathogen.

In August 2024, Jordan became the first country to officially eliminate leprosy.1 Countries participating in the World Health Organization (WHO)2 have committed not simply to bringing percentages o…

Scientists find DNA from an enigmatic bacterium in 1000-year-old skeletons

En colaboración con comunidades indígenas, un equipo internacional de 40 científicos halló ADN de una de las dos bacterias responsables de esta enfermedad estigmatizante en los restos de individuos que vivieron en lo que hoy es Argentina y Canadá hace más de mil años.

Leprosy, primarily caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is considered a disease introduced into the Americas during European colonization. However, the recent discovery of a second pathogen causing leprosy...

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Most human pathogens are of zoonotic origin. Many emerged during prehistory, coinciding with domestication providing more opportunities for spillover from original host species. However, we lack direc...

Collection of demographics for the SPAAM community to be used for the ISBA annual meeting and SPAAM-related statistic