A nontuberculous mycobacterium could solve the mystery of the lady from the Franciscan church in Basel, Switzerland

A nontuberculous mycobacterium could solve the mystery of the lady from the Franciscan church in Basel, Switzerland

Abstract Background In 1975, the mummified body of a female has been found in the Franciscan church in Basel, Switzerland. Molecular and genealogic analyses unveiled her identity as Anna Catharina Bischoff (ACB), a member of the upper class of post-reformed Basel, who died at the age of 68 years, in...

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Main Authors: Mohamed S. Sarhan, Christina Wurst, Alexandar Tzankov, Andreas J. Bircher, Holger Wittig, Thomas Briellmann, Marc Augsburger, Gerhard Hotz, Albert Zink, Frank Maixner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
Ancient DNA (aDNA)
Bacteriophage
Syphilis
Brain infections
Mycobacteriosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01509-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01509-7

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