title: Paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of XVIII century coprolites from the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
abstract: We present the results of a paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of coprolites recovered during the excavation of the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Coprolites (n = 4) were rehydrated and a multidisciplinary analysis was conducted. The paleobotanic analysis showed numerous silicates, seeds and fruits of the family Moraceae. In the paleoparasitologic study, Ascaris sp. eggs (n = 344) were identified. The paleogenetic results confirmed the Ascaris sp. infection as well as the European origin of human remains. These findings contribute to our knowledge of ancient helminthes infections and are the first paleoparasitological record of Ascaris sp. infection in Spain.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Herminia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gijón Botella
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Afonso Vargas
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arnay de la Rosa
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leles
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González Reimers
authors.forename: Ana Carolina P
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Alena M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Iñiguez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001200:Ascaris / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry / Q000469:parasitology; D005580:Fossils; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D029586:Moraceae; D010163:Paleontology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012639:Seeds; D017640:Silicates / Q000032:analysis*; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D017640:Silicates