ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2005
Palaeomicrobiology: current issues and perspectives.
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- Environmental Microbial Forensics and Archaeology of Past Pandemics.Microbiology spectrum · 2017Review
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- Palaeomicrobiology meets forensic medicine: time as a fourth-dimension for the crime scene.New microbes and new infections · 2015Article
- A new era in palaeomicrobiology: prospects for ancient dental calculus as a long-term record of the human oral microbiome.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2015Review
- Viruses in a 14th-century coprolite.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2014Article
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Abstract
Palaeomicrobiology is an emerging field that is devoted to the detection, identification and characterization of microorganisms in ancient remains. Data indicate that host-associated microbial DNA can survive for almost 20,000 years, and environmental bacterial DNA preserved in permafrost samples has been dated to 400,000-600,000 years. In addition to frozen and mummified soft tissues, bone and dental pulp can also be used to search for microbial pathogens. Various techniques, including microscopy and immunodetection, can be used in palaeomicrobiology, but most data have been obtained using PCR-based molecular techniques. Infections caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites have all been diagnosed using palaeomicrobiological techniques. Additionally, molecular typing of ancient pathogens could help to reconstruct the epidemiology of past epidemics and could feed into current models of emerging infections, therefore contributing to the development of appropriate preventative measures.
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