Deficiencies and challenges in the study of ancient tuberculosis DNA

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1990-1997

  Wilbur, Alicia K ^a   Bouwman, Abigail S ^b   Stone, Anne C ^a   Roberts, Charlotte A ^c   Pfister, Luz Andrea ^a   Buikstra, Jane E ^a   Brown, Terence A ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Biomolecular archaeology; Paleopathology; Polymerase chain reaction; Spoligotyping; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEOLITHIC; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETON; TUBERCULOSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; DIOSCOREA ALATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 67649616557     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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