Article
Evolutionary changes in the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the human genome from 9000 years BP until modern times.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jun 2015
Spigelman Mark, Donoghue Helen D, Abdeen Ziad, Ereqat Suheir, Sarie Issa, Greenblatt Charles L, Pap Ildikó, Szikossy Ildikó, Hershkovitz Israel, Bar-Gal Gila Kahila, Matheson Carney
Abstract excerpt
The demonstration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in ancient skeletons gives researchers an insight into its evolution. Findings of the last two decades sketched the biological relationships between the various species of tubercle bacilli, the time scale involved, their possible origin and dispersal. This paper includes the available evidence and on-going research. In the submerged Eastern Mediterranean...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
