Molecular analysis of skeletal tuberculosis in an ancient egyptian population

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-366

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA ACTIN; PRIMER DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHILD; DNA SEQUENCE; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKULL; TARSAL BONE; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0035079715     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-4-355     Document Type: Article

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