Mycobacterium leprae Hansen, 1874, (leprosy)

20 Oct 2015 at OSGR: SZ08 in Dorset, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species: Mycobacterium leprae (Leprosy)
Family: MYCOBACTERIACEAE (tuberculosis and leprosy - causative organisms, etc.)
Suborder: CORYNEBACTERINEAE (a suborder of actinomycetes)
Order: ACTINOMYCETALES (actinomycetes)
Phylum: ACTINOBACTERIA (Actinomycetes)
Domain: Bacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
Life: BIOTA (living things)

Record Summary	Red Squirrel with Leprosy lesions
Found as
Date	20 October 2015
Associated organism	Sciurus vulgaris
OS grid ref	OSGR: SZ08
Lat/Lon	50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice County	Dorset, VC no: 9
Country	England

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