Feline leprosy due to Candidatus ‘Mycobacterium tarwinense’: Further clinical and molecular characterisation of 15 previously reported cases and an additional 27 cases

Objectives:This paper, the first in a series of three on ‘feline leprosy’, provides a detailed description of disease referable to Candidatus ‘Mycobacterium tarwinense’, the most common cause of feline leprosy in Victoria, Australia.Methods:Cases were …