Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in ancient human bones

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 667-671

  Baron, Heike ^a   Hummel, Susanne ^a   Herrmann, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient; Bone; DNA; Inflection diseases; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000647093     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0063     Document Type: Article

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