Detecting Ancient Tuberculosis

Detecting Ancient Tuberculosis

Some diseases have played a more significant role in human development than others. Here we describe the results of a trial to diagnose ancient tuberculosis using chemical methods. Palaeo-epidemiological studies of the disease are compromised, but it has become apparent that tuberculosis (TB) is a &...

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Main Authors: Angela M. Gernaey, David E. Minnikin, Mark S. Copley, Jacinda J. Power, Ali M. S. Ahmed, Ronald A. Dixon, Charlotte A. Roberts, Duncan J. Robertson, John Nolan, Andrew Chamberlain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 1998-12-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
Subjects:
archaeology
archaeological bone
high performance liquid chromatography
mycolic acids
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online Access:http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue5/gernaey_index.html

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