Bartonella quintana in a 4000-Year-Old Human Tooth

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 the reservoir of B. quintana, the louse-borne agent of trench fever. We detected DNA of B. quintana in the dental pulp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 2005-02, Vol.191 (4), p.607-611
Hauptverfasser:	Drancourt, Michel, Tran-Hung, Lam, Courtin, Jean, Lumley, Henry de, Raoult, Didier
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteremia Bacteriology Bartonella Bartonella quintana Bartonella quintana - genetics Bartonella quintana - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Dental Pulp - microbiology DNA DNA, Bacterial - analysis DNA, Bacterial - chemistry France Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology History, Ancient Humans Infections Infectious diseases Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous Molar - microbiology Molecular Sequence Data Mycobacterium tuberculosis Paleodontology Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Analysis, DNA Teeth Tooth pulp Trench fever
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Zusammenfassung:	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 the reservoir of B. quintana, the louse-borne agent of trench fever. We detected DNA of B. quintana in the dental pulp of a person who died 4000 years ago.
ISSN:	0022-1899 1537-6613
DOI:	10.1086/427041