Scanning electron microscope study of ancient parasite eggs recovered from Korean mummies of the Joseon Dynasty

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-145

  Shin, Dong Hoon ^a,b   Lim, Do Seon ^a,c   Choi, Ki Ju ^a,c   Oh, Chang Seok ^a,b   Kim, Myeung Ju ^a   Lee, In Sun ^a   Kim, Seok Bae ^a   Shin, Jeong Eun ^a   Bok, Gi Dae ^a,d   Chai, Jong Yil ^a,b   Seo, Min ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Eulji University   (South Korea)

^d University of Brain Education   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECES; FLATWORM; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOMINID; NEMATODE; PARASITE; PRESERVATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAPHONOMY;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GYMNOPHALLOIDES SEOI; KOREA; METAGONIMUS YOKOGAWAI; NONHUMAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESERVATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREMATODE; TRICHURIS; ANIMAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEMATODE; OOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

KOREA;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; GYMNOPHALLOIDES SEOI; METAGONIMUS YOKOGAWAI; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

ANIMALS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; HETEROPHYIDAE; HUMANS; KOREA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUMMIES; NEMATODA; OVUM; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; TREMATODA; TRICHURIS;

EID: 64549094575     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1588.1     Document Type: Article

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