Open AccessDetection of Plasmodium falciparum ancient DNA in Egyptian mummies
Author(s) -
N. Cerutti,
Alfredo Santovito,
Massimo Turina,
Francesca Crobu,
Ε. Rabino Massa
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of biological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-0230
pISSN - 1826-8838
DOI - 10.4081/jbr.2005.10103
Subject(s) - ancient dna , plasmodium falciparum , phylogenetic tree , biology , evolutionary biology , dna , pathogen , malaria , virology , ancient history , genetics , history , gene , immunology , medicine , population , environmental health
The detection of ancient microbial DNA offers a new approach for the study of infectious diseases, their occurrence and host – pathogen interaction in a diachronic view, over the centuries.Moreover, the data that are obtained from the skeletal and mummified tissue may represent an important completion of contemporary phylogenetic analyses of pathogens. [...]