Insights gained from palaeomicrobiology into ancient and modern tuberculosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 821-829

  Donoghue, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Lipid biomarkers; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Palaeomicrobiology; Palaeopathology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; EVOLUTION; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PALEOMICROBIOLOGY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79959306149     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03554.x     Document Type: Article

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