Paleomicrobiology of Leprosy.
Microbiol Spectr
; 4(4)2016 08.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27726813
ABSTRACT
The use of paleomicrobiological techniques in leprosy has the potential to assist paleopathologists in many important aspects of their studies on the bones of victims, solving at times diagnostic problems. With Mycobacterium leprae, because of the unique nature of the organism, these techniques can help solve problems of differential diagnosis. In cases of co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, they can also suggest a cause of death and possibly even trace the migratory patterns of people in antiquity, as well as explain changes in the rates and level of infection within populations in antiquity.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fósseis
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Hanseníase
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Mycobacterium leprae
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article