Mycobacterium leprae in Colombia described by SNP7614 in gyrA, two minisatellites and geography

- Affordable geographic and molecular tools to map leprosy strains in Colombia.
- With only three markers, multiple Mycobacterium leprae genotypes were detected; two were predominant.
- The dominant genotype in Atlantic region is gyrA SNP7614 (C)/27-5(5)/12-5(4) [C54].
- The dominant genotype is gyrA SNP7614 (T)/27-5(4)/12-5(5) [T45] in the Andean region.