Molecular evidence for tuberculosis in an ancient Egyptian mummy [10]

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9088, 1997, Pages 1404-

  Nerlich, A G ^a   Haas, C J ^a   Zink, A ^a   Szeimies, U ^a   Hagedorn, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

HUMAN; LETTER; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031573104     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)65185-9     Document Type: Letter

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