Isolation of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in 4000 year old mummified human tissue from northern Chile Academic Article uri icon

Resumen

  • A segment of DNA unique to the kinetoplast of Trypanosoma cruzi was isolated from spontaneously mummified human remains from the coastal area of northern Chile at sites dated from 2000 bc to about ad 1400.

Fecha de publicación

  • 1999