Answer
(b) Mycobacterium leprae
Work Step by Step
Mycobacterium leprae is the only bacterium known to damage peripheral nerves. This bacterium destroys the peripheral tissue and also destroys skin and mucous membranes.
Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition
by Black, Jacquelyn G.; Black, Laura
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13:
978-1-11874-316-4
Chapter 24 - Diseases of the Nervous System - Self Quiz - Page 799: 14
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