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DNA of Mycobacterium leprae detected by PCR in ancient bone |
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| Authors: | A Rafi M Spigelman J Stanford E Lemma H Donoghue J Zias |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Leprosy mycobacteria DNA polymerase chain reaction molecular palaeobacteriology |