Tuberculosis is a re-emerging disease and is a major problem in both developing and
developed countries today. An estimated one third of the world's population is infected and …

The identification of genetic material from pathogenic organisms in ancient tissues provides
a powerful tool for the study of certain infectious diseases in historic populations. We have …

This paleomicrobiologic study was conducted on osseous tissue specimens from ancient
Hungarian skeletal samples from the 7–8th and the 17th centuries AD with typical …

We describe the molecular identification of human tuberculosis (TB) from vertebral bone
tissue samples from three different populations of ancient Egypt. The specimens were …

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 …

We applied, for the first time, next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology on Egyptian
mummies. Seven NGS datasets obtained from five randomly selected Third Intermediate to …

We isolated ancient DNA from skeletal remains obtained from a South German ossuary
(approximately 1400–1800 ad) and from a 10th century Hungarian cemetery partially …

Because of the limits inherent in historical sources on ancient plague epidemics, many
questions concerning their etiology and epidemiology remain unanswered. Molecular …

The origin and evolution of the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB) and its pathogens is still
not fully understood. An important effort for a better understanding of the underlying …

Bacteria of the genus Bartonella are transmitted by ectoparasites (lice, fleas, ticks) and have
mammalian reservoirs in which they cause chronic, asymptomatic bacteremia. Humans are …