Paleomicrobiology
Past Human Infections
Editors: Raoult, Didier, Drancourt, Michel (Eds.)
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"Paleomicrobiology – Past Human Infections" features the methods and main achievements in this emerging field of research at the intersection of microbiology and evolution, history and anthropology. New molecular approaches have already provided exciting results, such as confirmation of a single biotype of Yersinia pestis as the causative agent of historical plague pandemics, and the closer proximity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from ancient skeletons to modern strains than to Mycobacterium bovis, shedding new light on the evolution of major human pathogens and pathogen–population relationships. Firm microbiological diagnoses also provide historians and anthropologists with new data on which to base evaluation of past epidemics.
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From the reviews:
"This collection of reviews will appeal to all with an interest as to how microbes have shaped the development of present-day societies. … the authors provide a balanced overview relating case descriptions of the time to more objective findings. … This is a book for browsing and gives cause to reflect on the critical role of microbes in determining the course of western civilization." (Colin Howard, Microbiology Today, July, 2009)
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Great Plagues of the Past and Remaining Questions
Pages 1-20
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Identification and Interpretation of Historical Cemeteries Linked to Epidemics
Pages 23-48
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Archaeological Proof of an Abrupt Mortality Crisis: Simultaneous Deposit of Cadavers, Simultaneous Deaths?
Pages 49-54
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Molecular Detection of Past Pathogens
Pages 55-68
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Histologic Detection of Past Pathogens
Pages 69-72
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Paleomicrobiology
- Book Subtitle
- Past Human Infections
- Editors
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- Didier Raoult
- Michel Drancourt
- Copyright
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-540-75855-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-540-75855-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-75854-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-09501-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 226
- Topics
