Paleomicrobiology

I. The Techniques and Methods

1. Great Plagues of the Past and Remaining Questions
Cheston B. Cunha, Burke A. Cunha

2. Identification and Interpretation of Historical Cemeteries Linked to Epidemics
Dominique Castex

3. Archaeological Proof of an Abrupt Mortality Crisis: Simultaneous Deposit of Cadavers, Simultaneous Deaths?
Henri Duday

4. Molecular Detection of Past Pathogens
Didier Raoult, Michel Drancourt

5. Histologic Detection of Past Pathogens
Hubert Lepidi

II. Ancient Microorganisms Bacteria

6. Palaeomicrobiology of Tuberculosis
Helen D. Donoghue

7. Past Leprae
Andreas G. Nerlich, Albert R. Zink

8. Archaeology of Human Pathogens: Palaeopathological Appraisal of Palaeoepidemiology
Olivier Dutour

9. Past Plague
Didier Raoult, Michel Drancourt

10. Typhoid Fever Epidemic in Ancient Athens
Manolis J. Papagrigorakis, Christos Yapijakis, Philippos N. Synodinos

11. Dental Pulp as a Tool for the Retrospective Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
Vu Dang La, Gerard Aboudharam, Didier Raoult, Michel Drancourt

12. History of Influenza Pandemics
Bruno Lina

13. Human lice: Pediculus and Pthirus
Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu

Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Anthropology, Archaeology