Enterobius vermicularis: ancient DNA from north and south American human coprolites
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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98(supl.1): 67-69, Jan. 15, 2003. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
A molecular paleoparasitological diagnostic approach was developed for Enterobius vermicularis. Ancient DNA was extracted from 27 coprolites from archaeological sites in Chile and USA. Enzymatic amplification of human mtDNA sequences confirmed the human origin. We designed primers specific to the E. vermicularis 5S ribosomal RNA spacer region and they allowed reproducible polymerase chain reaction identification of ancient material. We suggested that the paleoparasitological microscopic identification could accompany molecular diagnosis, which also opens the possibility of sequence analysis to understand parasite-host evolution
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Sujet Principal:
ADN mitochondrial
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ARN ribosomique 5S
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ADN des helminthes
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Enterobius
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Fossiles
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Nord
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Amérique du Sud
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Chili
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
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Parasitologie
Année:
2003
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
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États-Unis d'Amérique
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Fiocruz/BR
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University of Nebraska/US
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