Detecting Ancient Tuberculosis

Table of Contents

• Summary
• Table of Contents

• List of Figures
• Introduction
  • Socio-economic factors
• The Test Site
• The Lipid Target
• Methods
  • Sample Collection, Treatment and Storage
  • Mycolic Acid Extraction and Derivatisation
  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) of Mycolic Acids
• Results
• Discussion
  • Species-specificity of Mycolic Acids
  • Contamination from the Burial Environment
  • Corroboration of Osteological Examination
  • Comparison with Molecular Methods
  • Value as an Indicator of 'Poverty'
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography

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