PCR diagnostics of <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>in historic human long bone remains from 18<sup>th </sup>century burials in Kaiserebersdorf, Austria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the present pilot study we applied recently published protocols for detecting <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>in human remains. We screened long bones from an 18<sup>th </sup>century cemetery and skulls...

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Main Authors: Kruckenhauser Luise, Lindqvist Charlotte, Däubl Barbara, Bachmann Lutz, Teschler-Nicola Maria, Haring Elisabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/1/83