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DNA of Mycobacterium leprae detected by PCR in ancient bone

✍ Scribed by A. Rafi; M. Spigelman; J. Stanford; E. Lemma; H. Donoghue; J. Zias

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
319 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
1047-482X

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✦ Synopsis

We report the extraction and amplification of DNA of Mycobacterium leprae, from ancient skeletal material. The significance of the extraction of ancient bacterial DNA is discussed, as are future directions of research into ancient disease.

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