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. 2021 Sep 20;59(10):e00814-21. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00814-21

TABLE 3.

Correlation between SNP genotype and geographical location

SNP type Countries where the M. leprae genotype has been reporteda Reference(s)
1A (branch 1) Bangladesh (B-105), Guyana (I487), India (TN), Indonesia (Indonesia-03), Japan (Japon-35), South Korea (Coree-04), New Caledonia (N-Cal-94003), Nepal (Nepal-02), Philippines (Phi-01), Thailand (Thai53) 18
1B (branch 1) Antilles (S2_95034), French West Indies (89001), India (Inde-825) 18, 38
1C Bangladesh (B-107), New Caledonia (N-Cal-97021), Nepal (Nepal-B14230) 18
1D (branch 1) Bangladesh (B-112), Brazil (Br2016-18), French West Indies (88056), India (S11_Inde2), Japan (Japon-27), Madagascar (Mdg-B107), Malawi (Malawi-02), Nepal (Nepal-21A), Pakistan (Pak), Venezuela (V-17) 18, 19, 38
2E (branch 2E) Ethiopia (ARLP-08), Malawi (Malawi-01) 18, 19
2F (branch 2F) Iran (Iran-10), Denmark (Refshale_16),b Sweden (3077),b Turkey (Turc-1-6), UK (SK8)b 18, 38
2G New Caledonia (N-Cal-82061), Nepal (Nepal-B5008) 18
2H (branch 2H) Ethiopia (Afr-Eth) 18
3I (branch 3) Brazil (Brazil-01), Denmark (Jorgen_625),b French West Indies (85054), UK (SK2),b Morocco (Maroc-01), Mexico (NHDP98), USA (Armadillo-260,c NHDP10), Venezuela (V-01) 18, 38
3J New Caledonia (N-Cal-96008) 18
3K-0 (branch 0) China (S10_Ch-04), Indonesia (Indonesia-16), Hungary (KD271), b Japan (Zensho-4), South Korea (Korea-3-2), New Caledonia (S9_96008), Philippines (CM1)d 19, 32, 38, 39
3K-1 (branch 5) Japan (Zensho-9), South Korea (K02), Marshall Islands (US57), Philippines (PS04), Turkey (Turc2.3) 19
3L (branch 4) New Caledonia (N-Cal-92041) 18
3M (branch 4) France (Fr-2310), French West Indies (1261) 18
4N (branch 4) Benin (Bn7-39), Brazil (Brazil-05), Guinea (Gu4-17), Ivory Coast (C-I-07), French West Indies (81030), Mali (S13_Ml-3-28), Morocco (Maroc-2704), Senegal (Senegal-88063), Venezuela (V-06) 18, 19
4O (branch 4) Guinea (C30), Ivory Coast (C-I-02), Mali (S14_Ml-2-7), Senegal (Senegal-2662), Venezuela (V-07) 18, 19
4P (branch 4) Brazil (Br4923), French West Indies (98007), Mali (Mali-C13), Venezuela (V-10) 18
a

Representative strain is in parentheses.

b

Ancient DNA extracted from medieval skeletons.

c

M. leprae strains found in wild armadillo.

d

M. leprae strains found in Cynomolgus macaque.