Brief communication
Evidence of Bartonella quintana infections in skeletons of a historical mass grave in Kassel, Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8319737 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philipp V Grumbkow, Philipp von Grumbkow (University of Göttingen, corresponding author), Anna Zipp (University of Göttingen), Verena Seidenberg (University of Göttingen), Lars Fehren-Schmitz (0000-0001-5510-1114, Yale University), Lars Fehren‐schmitz, Volkhard A J Kempf (0000-0002-3321-7551, Goethe University Frankfurt), Uwe Groß (0000-0001-9874-1007, University of Göttingen), Hummel (0000-0002-3647-8968, University of Göttingen) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 146 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 134-137 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.21551 |
| PMID | 21710687 |
| OpenAlex | W2023424558 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
In 2008, a mass grave was found on the grounds of the University of Kassel, Germany. Historians hypothesized that the individuals died in a typhoid fever epidemic in winter 1813/14. To test this hypothesis, the bones were investigated on the presence of specific DNA of pathogens linked to the historical diagnosis oftyphoid fever. It was possible to prove the specific DNA of Bartonella quintana in three individuals, suggesting that their cause of death is linked to an epidemic background. Am J Phys Anthropol 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Ancient DNA · Bartonella · Biology · Geography · Typhoid fever · Bartonella species infections research · Demography · Rabies epidemiology and control · Virology · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |