A New High-Throughput Approach to Genotype Ancient Human Gastrointestinal Parasites.

Human gastrointestinal parasites are good indicators for hygienic conditions and health status of past and present individuals and communities. While microscopic analysis of eggs in sediments of archeological sites often allows their taxonomic identification, this method is rarely effective at the s...

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Main Authors: Nathalie M L Côté, Julien Daligault, Mélanie Pruvost, E Andrew Bennett, Olivier Gorgé, Silvia Guimaraes, Nicolas Capelli, Matthieu Le Bailly, Eva-Maria Geigl, Thierry Grange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4709038?pdf=render