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Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA from a family of 18th century Hungarians.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jan 2003
Fletcher Helen A, Donoghue Helen D, Taylor G Michael, van der Zanden Adri G M, Spigelman Mark
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The naturally mummified remains of a mother and two daughters found in an 18th century Hungarian crypt were analysed, using multiple molecular genetic techniques to examine the epidemiology and evolution of tuberculosis. DNA was amplified from a number of targets on the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome, including DNA from IS6110, gyrA, katG codon 463, oxyR, dnaA-dnaN, mtp40, plcD and the direct repeat (DR)...
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