Analysis of bacterial DNA in skin and muscle of the Tyrolean iceman offers new insight into the mummification process

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-219

  Rollo, Franco ^a   Luciani, Stefania ^a   Canapa, Adriana ^b   Marota, Isolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; C. algidicarnis; Cadaveric microflora; DNA; Iceman; Mummification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA DETERMINATION; FOSSIL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SKIN; SPHINGOMONAS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CLIMATE; DESICCATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUMMIES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN; SNOW;

EID: 0033950293     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200002)111:2<211::AID-AJPA7>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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