Syphilis at the crossroad of phylogenetics and paleopathology.

The origin of syphilis is still controversial. Different research avenues explore its fascinating history. Here we employed a new integrative approach, where paleopathology and molecular analyses are combined. As an exercise to test the validity of this approach we examined different hypotheses on t...

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Main Authors: Fernando Lucas de Melo, Joana Carvalho Moreira de Mello, Ana Maria Fraga, Kelly Nunes, Sabine Eggers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2793018?pdf=render