Ancient bacterial DNA (aDNA) in dental calculus from archaeological human remains

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1827-1831

  Preus, Hans R ^a   Marvik, Ole J ^b   Selvig, Knut A ^c   Bennike, Pia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Affitech AS   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioarchaeology; Dental calculus; Immunolabeling; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BACTERIUM; CYTOPLASM; DNA; NEOLITHIC; SKULL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DENMARK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79958720114     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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