| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Great plagues of the past and remaining questions / Cheston B. Cunha and Burke A. Cunha -- Identification and interpretation of historical cemeteries linked to epidemics / Dominique Castex -- Archaeological proof of an abrupt mortality crisis : simultaneous deposit of cadavers, simultaneous deaths? / Henri Duday -- Molecular detection of past pathogens / Michel Drancourt and Didier Raoult -- Histologic detection of past pathogens / Hubert Lepidi -- Palaeomicrobiology of tuberculosis / Helen D. Donoghue -- Past leprae / Andreas G. Nerlich and Albert R. Zink -- Archaeology of human pathogens : palaeopathological appraisal of palaeoepidemiology / Olivier Dutour -- Past plague / Michel Drancourt and Didier Raoult -- Typhoid fever epidemic in ancient Athens / Manolis J. Papagrigorakis, Christos Yapijakis and Philippos N. Synodinos -- Dental pulp as a tool for the retrospective diagnosis of infectious diseases / Vu Dang La [and others] -- History of influenza pandemics / Bruno Lina -- Human lice : Pediculus and Pthirus / Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu |
| Summary |
"Paleomicrobiology??? Past Human Infections" features the methods and main achievements in this emerging field of research at the intersection of microbiology and evolution, history and anthropology. New molecular approaches have already provided exciting results, such as confirmation of a single biotype of Yersinia pestis as the causative agent of historical plague pandemics, and the closer proximity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from ancient skeletons to modern strains than to Mycobacterium bovis, shedding new light on the evolution of major human pathogens and pathogen???populati |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Microorganisms.
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Micropaleontology.
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Microbial ecology.
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Paleontology.
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Environmental Microbiology
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Paleontology
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microorganisms.
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paleontology.
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SCIENCE -- Paleontology.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Paleontology
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Microbial ecology
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Microorganisms
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Micropaleontology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Raoult, Didier.
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Drancourt, Michel (Professor)
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| LC no. |
2007939832 |
| ISBN |
9783540758556 |
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3540758550 |
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1281206075 |
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9781281206077 |
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9786611206079 |
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6611206078 |
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