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Paleomicrobiology of Humans
Michel Drancourt
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Description for Paleomicrobiology of Humans
Paperback. This book addresses the larger issues being addressed by paleomicrobiology, reviews the technical approaches and controversies attendant upon recovering and sequencing very old DNA, and surveys a number of modern diseases of humans with ancient roots. It will be of very great interest to microbiologists, anthropologists and medical historians. Editor(s): Drancourt, Michel; Raoult, Didier. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS; PSD; PSG; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
Only recently was it determined that two of the world's most devastating plagues, the plague of Justinian and the medieval Black Death, were caused by distinct strains of the same pathogen. Use of paleomicrobiological techniques led to this discovery. This work is just one example of the historical mysteries that this emerging field has helped to clarify. Others, such as when tuberculosis began to afflict humans, the role of lice in plague pandemics, and the history of smallpox, are explored and further illuminated in Paleomicrobiology of Humans. Led by editors Michel Drancourt and Didier Raoult, ... Read more
Only recently was it determined that two of the world's most devastating plagues, the plague of Justinian and the medieval Black Death, were caused by distinct strains of the same pathogen. Use of paleomicrobiological techniques led to this discovery. This work is just one example of the historical mysteries that this emerging field has helped to clarify. Others, such as when tuberculosis began to afflict humans, the role of lice in plague pandemics, and the history of smallpox, are explored and further illuminated in Paleomicrobiology of Humans. Led by editors Michel Drancourt and Didier Raoult, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amer Society for Microbiology
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
458g
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9781555819163
SKU
V9781555819163
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