Detection of ancient DNA of Encephalitozoon intestinalis (Microsporidia) in archaeological material.
Ancient DNA (aDNA) of Encephalitozoon intestinalis (Microsporidia, Fungi) was detected in archaeological material originated from New Town of Prague (Czech Republic) with the use of molecular methods. Microsporidial aDNA was found in 3 samples originating from 2 objects, in a well/cesspit (samples from layers from the 18th century) and in a well from the 18th/19th century. The ability to use molecular methods to detect microsporidia extends the range of paleoparasitological inquiry, and could contribute to a better understanding of parasites shared between human and animals.
Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech Republic;
Eva
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Myšková
Oleg
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Ditrich
Bohumil
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Sak
Martin
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Kváč
Tomasz
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Cymbalak
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018153:Czech Republic; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016819:Encephalitozoon / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
D004271:DNA, Fungal